Hi,

I just replaced my old Debian (2.2?) with the new 3.1r5. I'm trying
to install the latest version of lirc (0.8.1). When I type ./setup.sh
or ./configure, I get the following:

gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.8.1# ./configure
setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28

If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
<http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>

Configuration cancelled!

I don't know where the "Configuration cancelled!" message is coming
from (I greped ./configure and it isn't there). Am I missing a
package or something? When I installed Debian, I chose manual package
selection (I didn't want the desktop 'cause I didn't want any gui
stuff).

I'd appreciate any help on this.


Thanks much,


Jim

On Mar 25, 7:53 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just replaced my old Debian (2.2?) with the new 3.1r5. I'm trying
> to install the latest version of lirc (0.8.1). When I type ./setup.sh
> or ./configure, I get the following:
>
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.8.1# ./configure
> setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> Configuration cancelled!
>
> I don't know where the "Configuration cancelled!" message is coming
> from (I greped ./configure and it isn't there). Am I missing a
> package or something? When I installed Debian, I chose manual package
> selection (I didn't want the desktop 'cause I didn't want any gui
> stuff).
>
> I'd appreciate any help on this.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Jim

One more thing. I HAVE used configure successfully to build other
source modules (mpg123)...


Jim

On Mar 26, 9:19 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 25, 7:53 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I just replaced my old Debian (2.2?) with the new 3.1r5.
Forget about Old Debian 3.1r5 and install new Debian/Etch 4.0

You find it at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

It has lit 0.8.0 packed for Debian/Etch

> > I'm trying
> > to install the latest version of lirc (0.8.1). When I type ./setup.sh
> > or ./configure, I get the following:
>
> > gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.8.1# ./configure
> > setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> > If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> > <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> > Configuration cancelled!

Is this realy all messages you get?

What does lirc README tell you what other programming libraries is
needed to program this?

> > I don't know where the "Configuration cancelled!" message is coming
> > from (I greped ./configure and it isn't there). Am I missing a
> > package or something? When I installed Debian, I chose manual package
> > selection (I didn't want the desktop 'cause I didn't want any gui
> > stuff).
>
> > I'd appreciate any help on this.
>
> > Thanks much,
>
> > Jim
>
> One more thing. I HAVE used configure successfully to build other
> source modules (mpg123)...
>
> Jim

I would install Debian/Etch 4.0 and not old Debian/Sarge 3.1

/Jackson

On Mar 27, 12:21 pm, "AJackson" <anders.jack...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 26, 9:19 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:> On Mar 25, 7:53 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I just replaced my old Debian (2.2?) with the new 3.1r5.
>
> Forget about Old Debian 3.1r5 and install new Debian/Etch 4.0
>
> You find it athttp://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
> It has lit 0.8.0 packed for Debian/Etch
>
> > > I'm trying
> > > to install the latest version of lirc (0.8.1). When I type ./setup.sh
> > > or ./configure, I get the following:
>
> > > gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.8.1# ./configure
> > > setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> > > If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> > > <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> > > Configuration cancelled!
>
> Is this realy all messages you get?
>
> What does lirc README tell you what other programming libraries is
> needed to program this?
>
>
>
> > > I don't know where the "Configuration cancelled!" message is coming
> > > from (I greped ./configure and it isn't there). Am I missing a
> > > package or something? When I installed Debian, I chose manual package
> > > selection (I didn't want the desktop 'cause I didn't want any gui
> > > stuff).
>
> > > I'd appreciate any help on this.
>
> > > Thanks much,
>
> > > Jim
>
> > One more thing. I HAVE used configure successfully to build other
> > source modules (mpg123)...
>
> > Jim
>
> I would install Debian/Etch 4.0 and not old Debian/Sarge 3.1
>
> /Jackson

Old??? I just got it two weeks ago! So I checked again. Etch hasn't
been released yet. What I have is the most current stable release.
I'd rather not "live on the edge", thank you.

As for the error messages, here's a complete listing (I tried with
v0.8.* and got the same results:


gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1# ./setup.sh
setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28

If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
<http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>

Configuration cancelled!
gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1# ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28

If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
<http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>

Configuration cancelled!
gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1#


Thanks,


Jim

On Mar 31, 6:25 am, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 27, 12:21 pm, "AJackson" <anders.jack...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 26, 9:19 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:> On Mar 25, 7:53 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > I just replaced my old Debian (2.2?) with the new 3.1r5.
>
> > Forget about Old Debian 3.1r5 and install new Debian/Etch 4.0
>
> > You find it athttp://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
> > It has lit 0.8.0 packed for Debian/Etch
>
> > > > I'm trying
> > > > to install the latest version of lirc (0.8.1). When I type ./setup.sh
> > > > or ./configure, I get the following:
>
> > > > gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.8.1# ./configure
> > > > setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> > > > If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> > > > <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> > > > Configuration cancelled!
>
> > Is this realy all messages you get?
>
> > What does lirc README tell you what other programming libraries is
> > needed to program this?
>
> > > > I don't know where the "Configuration cancelled!" message is coming
> > > > from (I greped ./configure and it isn't there). Am I missing a
> > > > package or something? When I installed Debian, I chose manual package
> > > > selection (I didn't want the desktop 'cause I didn't want any gui
> > > > stuff).
>
> > > > I'd appreciate any help on this.
>
> > > > Thanks much,
>
> > > > Jim
>
> > > One more thing. I HAVE used configure successfully to build other
> > > source modules (mpg123)...
>
> > > Jim
>
> > I would install Debian/Etch 4.0 and not old Debian/Sarge 3.1
>
> > /Jackson
>
> Old??? I just got it two weeks ago! So I checked again. Etch hasn't
> been released yet. What I have is the most current stable release.
> I'd rather not "live on the edge", thank you.
>
> As for the error messages, here's a complete listing (I tried with
> v0.8.* and got the same results:
>
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1# ./setup.sh
> setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> Configuration cancelled!
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> Configuration cancelled!
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1#
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim

I solved this! It turns out I needed the ncurses developer's
package. Geesh, not having this caused all sorts of bizarre,
seemingly unrelated problems (like trying to run aptitude via telnet
and I get a vt320 unrecognized terminal error). Maybe it should be a
dependency of ncurses or at least a warning in aptitude...


Jim

On Mar 31, 3:25 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 27, 12:21 pm, "AJackson" <anders.jack...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 26, 9:19 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:> On Mar 25, 7:53 pm, "Jim" <adirondack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
>
> > > > I just replaced my old Debian (2.2?) with the new 3.1r5.
>
> > Forget about Old Debian 3.1r5 and install new Debian/Etch 4.0
>
> > You find it athttp://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
> > It has lit 0.8.0 packed for Debian/Etch

....

You didn't top post, but it's easier to read and answer if you put
your answers/questions directly after relevant textpart in original
post.

> Old??? I just got it two weeks ago! So I checked again. Etch hasn't
> been released yet. What I have is the most current stable release.
> I'd rather not "live on the edge", thank you.

Debian/Sarge har been around for a long time now, so yes. It's old.

Debian/Etch is not "living on the edge". It will be next stabel in
this month (of it wont be put forward on month more). Debian/Etch is
frozen Debian/testing from half a year ago. So it's not Debian/testing
or Debian/unstable, for whitch I agree with you about "living on the
edge"

So in one-two month you will have a old Debian again. And I would say
it is worth it to skip Debian/Sarge for Debian/Etch, even now.

But then again, you are behind a small modem, if I'm right. But I
would install Debian/Etch, and when Debian/Etch declared Debian/
Stable, I would get the CD-Roms and upgrade from there.

> As for the error messages, here's a complete listing (I tried with
> v0.8.* and got the same results:
>
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1# ./setup.sh
> setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> Configuration cancelled!
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> setup.sh written by Karsten Scheibler, 1999-JUN-28
>
> If you have problems or questions please consult the mailing list
> <http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/lirc-list>
>
> Configuration cancelled!
> gumby:/home/jim/installs/lirc-0.7.3pre1#

I saw that you solved it. Usally it is a package with appended "-dev"
that is missing when you compile a program yourself.

Good luck with old Debian/Sarge ;-)