[Samba] Re: having probelms with installation from source

[Jeff Umbach]

Always read the INSTALL and README files when compiling new software,
they're there for a good reason.

"Tony Whitmore" <tonywhitmore at users.sourceforge.net> wrote in message
news:407ED8B7.2030105 at users.sourceforge.net...
> Sahibzada Junaid Noor wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > i am having problems  with installing samba from source.
> >
> > i use these commands ./ configure
> >                                    make
> >                                    make install
> >
> > i am newbie and dont know why this is not working.
> >
> > can some one guide me about how to install softwares from source in
linux specially samba.
>
> OK, you are not using the correct commands to compile Samba from source.
> Although these commands work for a lot of software, Samba is different.
> You can read a simple guide to compiling Samba from source here:
> http://www.tonywhitmore.co.uk/core/samba.html
>
> For other software, try Linux From Scratch, or just reading the INSTALL
> file in the tarball.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
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