gEDA-user: 2 make errors installing gwave

[Robert Butts]

I was able to get to a console and log in but couldn't find this log file.
What command can I use that will give me a list of commands available?

On Nov 30, 2007 3:19 PM, al davis <ad151 at freeelectron.net> wrote:

> reply in pieces...
>
> On Friday 30 November 2007, Robert Butts wrote:
> > I don't know if I went with the wrong distribution when
> > selecting Fedora. A freind suggested it because they were
> > rumored to have good support. In hind sight I probably
> > should have asked everyone here, the gEDA gurus, what is the
> > best distribtion to use with gaf since this is the reason I
> > started using linux. Oh well, if this is unrecoverable, and
> > I'm hoping it isn't, then consider the question out there!
>
> Explicitly asking here will get you a flood of "this one is
> better than that one" without any reason why.  Rather, you
> should "implicitly" ask ..  by observing.
>
> The simple answer to "which distribution" is "use the one your
> friends are using".   More reasonably, check to see which ones
> best support the applications you want to run.  Since this is
> gEDA, check the distributions to see what they support.  See
> how up to date the packages are.  Check the headers on the
> email messages of the people making the software to see what
> they use.
>
> You need to choose between "stable" distributions and "unstable"
> distributions.  If you don't care about having the latest, or
> are willing  to build from source to get the latest, choose
> a "stable" distribution.  If you want the latest, easily,
> choose an "unstable" distribution.  If you want to keep up with
> development as it happens, you will be building from source
> anyway, so it doesn't matter.
>
> You need make a base choice about the packaging.  Some are based
> on packages that are precompiled.  Some are "source based", so
> the package manager really just tames the build process,
> compiling on your machine.
>
> Consider what it takes to update to a new version of the
> distribution.  For some, you need to reinstall, so it will seem
> like you are always stuck with an old one.  Others, a simple
> command can keep it up to date, without a reinstall.  I would
> consider only distros that can be updated to the latest version
> with a simple command.
>
> Consider what kind of organization is behind the distribution.
> Some are corporate, some are totally community, some are mixed.
>
> Consider what the inclusion policy is.  Some are very strict
> about "free".  Some cut a little slack.  Some have categories,
> so the core can be strict, and have an extra section with a
> little slack, or a lot of slack.  Some freely
> include "non-free", which in this scope means what the MS
> people call "free", or "zero-cost propriatary".  Some
> applications may or may not be there because of this policy.
> You will not get a correct answer by expilcitly asking this
> question.  You must determine it yourself by what packages are
> included and where they are placed.
>
> Most have both stable and unstable variants.  If you install
> stable, you should be able to switch to unstable with a simple
> command.  Sometimes you can do a partial switch.  Sometimes the
> way to get to unstable is to install stable and switch.
>
> I deliberately didn't mention names.  You need to figure that
> out for yourself.  To choose a good distribution, ask these
> questions.  That will point you to the one you want.
>
>
>
>
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