./configure no such file or directory

[asai]

hi,

i try to install windows emulators in linux which requires me to run the command ./configure,
but i get errors saying no such file or directory.
this happens no matter i run the command as normal user or as root.
i will appreciate if anyone can help me with this!


thanks in advance!

regards,
asai

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

The '.' part refers to the current directory so you have to first change directory to wherever the source code has been unpacked. For example :

cd /usr/src/whatever
./configure (this actually means /usr/src/whatever/configure)
make
make install

The above is the normal process to build an executable app from source (may vary so read the README or equivalent). Normally you only have to 'su' to root for the 'make install' part.

Hope this helps