Re: Quick test of packaging?

Madeleine D. wrote: > > > I just finished setting up a Kubuntu 7.10 box, and decided I'd give this > a shot. > My Linux is pretty basic, but we're getting more requests from our > clients that were previously early WinX to go to Linux, instead of > disastros like XP and Vista. So this seemed like a good time to tryout > the installation process. > > I tried to follow the install instructions for PHP in the PHP-Gtk2 > manual, but I couldn't make it past the PHP part. Multiple errors with > gcc, automake, etc. So I switched to Synaptic and installed PHP 5.2.3, > with the mysql extensions. That went fine. > > Then I tried to run a buildconf on the file you gave, but it's a no go. > AFAICT, it's unhappy about the location for phpize. Out of time and > patience by now, even though I know it's probably something simple, I > have to give up. > > I totally realize that this is probably my lack of expertise and time. > And eventually, I'll find the answers and update the install page. But > it does seem that in terms of an average user trying to make it work on > an 'out of the box' distribution install, I'd say - not. > > Maybe we can get Ubuntu to add it to their repositories.... > > > FWIW, > Madeleine D. > I know bob had an installer working on ubuntu flavors - might want to make something like that available for the linux newcomers. http://oops.opsat.net/doc/gtk/unix-installer.html (I know it works on ubuntu - does kubuntu have the needed gtk libs? Thought that was all qt, kde based)