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Bob Meyer and I downloaded and installed the rpm file today, just to check it out for your benefit, it is available as an rpm for Mandrake 9.0, check it out at speakeasy.rpmfind.net. I can't believe Mandrake 9.0 didn't include them,
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RedHat 8.0 is looking better and better, right Bob?
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On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 22:51, Jason Parker-Burlingham wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Tom Morgan <samothyev@yahoo.com> writes:</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Cyber Source <peter@thecybersource.com> wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > Are you running it as root?</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> I get the same error when I run it as root.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>The solution is still to install a working compiler (or find a</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>pre-compiled package) but generally, one should *never* compile any</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>software as root. </FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Compiling as root means you are running software from an unknown</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>source with superuser privileges.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Compile it as a normal user, test it, and then run "make install" or</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>whatever as root, if you must.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>-- </FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>| ``Ooooaah! |</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>| I'm getting so excited about cheese-making I can't stand it!'' |</FONT></FONT></I>
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