From: Mark Gilbert (webmaster@dofty.zzn.com)
Date: Mon Jul 01 2002 - 18:41:53 EDT
Of course, you haven't installed it!
-MG
On Mon, 2002-07-01 at 13:56, Alan Horkan wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the advice!
>
> > >From scratch, following the instructions under "Source Installation (Any
> > Unix)" on http://www.abisource.com/download.
>
> > > if you have compiled abiword from source and if i remember correctly there
> > > will be a binary Abiword_s in a directory or subdirectory of obj.
> >
> > There is an executeable in
> >
> > /usr/local/AbiWord/abiword-1.0.2/abi/src/Linux_2.4.9_i386_OBJ/bin
> >
> > named AbiWord_d but, when I try to run it, it fails with complaints about a
> > wrapper and fonts.
>
> Aha, the key bit of information needed to solve this problem. This is
> definately documented somewhere, if you search the abiword website
> for the error message it should turn up
> google: site:abisource.com "error message"
>
> (i compiled from scratch once myself but got bored at this point and
> instead used the older preinstalled version, i was using a remote
> xsesion. i vaguely remember something about having to setup XFS x font
> server)
> setting up fonts, yuck.
>
> > The web page is http://www.abisource.com/download; the commands are listed
> > there under "Source Installation". I didn't know there was any other
> > AbiWord download page.
>
> the download page is a tricky beast, what you get is not all there is
> to see.
> http://abisource.com/download/index.phtml?all=1
>
> > > There is documentation of the build instructions around somewhere
> > > (...looks around for a bit...)
> > > I look at the download page and i think i can guess. From the download
> > > page it says:
> > >
> > > "This may take a few minutes to complete, but should compile and install
> > > AbiWord. For a listing of common (and a couple not-so-common) build
> > > options, see abi/BUILD.TXT."
> >
> > The final instruction on the download page for compiling from source is to
> > run "make". It did not mention BUILD.TXT.
> >
> > The only command mentioned in BUILD.TXT that I had not run was "make
> > install". This failed with the messages
>
> i was thinking about make install, probably should have mentioned it in my
> previous mail, it is important.
>
> > ../../../../src/pkg/common/unix/scripts/makewrapper.sh:
> > /usr/local/bin/AbiWord: No such file or directory
> >
> > I don't know what should be done about this error. It obviously needs a
> > file but I do not understand why the file is not already there since "make"
> > and "make install" were run.
> >
> > > PS why not use the prebuilt binaries?
> >
> > They are not available for Linux 7.1
>
> Did you try the RPMs for Redhat Linux 7.3? I dont promise they will work
> with 7.1 but it is worth a try (might be a few dependancies like libgal
> and stuff). Also if you use Ximian redcarpet they also provide up to date
> nicely packaged binaries, but late for that now that you have sucessfully
> compiled abiword.
>
> > As it stands, I still do not have a working copy of AbiWord. Perhaps I am
> > getting closer, though. I would suggest that the instructions on the web
> > page for building from source be eliminated in favor of directing the
> > reader to BUILD.TXT. It is more complete.
>
> A good suggestion, feel free to get involved, submit a patch to the
> documentation and or file the suggeston (ask nicely) in bugzilla or maybe
> get in contact with the developers.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Sincerely
> Alan Horkan
>
>
>
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