Re: need help with configure - NOVICE

Hi, I had the same problem on my Suse linux. Since I'm not nuch of a *nix user it took me some time. I think lex is some C++ compiler-thing (very technical expression isn't it ?:) ). check the distributed CD for a programm called lex, install it and have another go. Furthermore it's like my preposter said "--with" not "-with". good luck ""bigbrthr3"" <bigbrthr3@aol.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:9aabtn$cqv$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > Hi everyone, > I am new to using LINUX and need to install PHP. I "inherited" a system > with Redhat 6.2 and Apache. I've never installed any software packages > until now and after following the PHP manual's instructions I attempted to > run configure: > > ./configure -with-pgsql=/opt/pgsql-7.02 -with-apache=/opt/apache > > which gives the following error > checking lex output file root... ./configure: lex: command not found > configure: error: cannot find output from lex; giving up > > I need some help to be pointed in the right direction. > > Thanks in advance, > Chris > > > > > -- > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-install-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-install-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >