Re: [orca-list] Orca installation from source

[Jacob Schmude <j schmude gmail com>]

Hi

I don't know what version of Gnome LinuxMint 3.0 includes, but it's best to use the Orca branch that corresponds to your GNOME branch. So, it's best to use Orca 2.26 if you have GNOME 2.26. Deviating by a version in either direction doesn't usually cause any problems, but if your GNOME is too old you may not be able to compile the latest Orca.

I believe LinuxMint 6.0 includes GNOME 2.24, you might be better off upgrading before you try compiling the latest Orca, especially if Mint 6.0 includes GNOME 2.24, 3.0's GNOME is most likely extremely out of date..

On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:28, Darko Pogačić wrote:

Hello!

I am using Linux Mint 3.0 Casandra, which supports Orca screen reading software, but I have troubles to install a new version of Orca from source.

I've downloaded Orca 2.06 from:

ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/source/orca/2.26

I've extracted .tar.gz archive, and I followed the instruction from text file about the installation.

I've tried to compile configure shell script, but I have got message that c compiler can not compile the executable, see config.log for more information.

I've opened extracted Orca folder from terminal, and I've given the administration privileges with command sudo su.

After, I've tried to make a package, by typing configure shell script name:

./configure

Configure script checks folders, and cc compiler, but error is returned.

Also I've tried to set variable for my cc compiler by typing:

./configure cc=/usr/bin/gcc, or:

./configure cc=/usr/bin/c99 cflags=-g lib=-lposix

every time configuration shell script returns configure error.

Where is the problem?

 

 

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