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When I try to install any compressed file into Linux I never can, because:

  1. When I execute ./configure the system says bash: ./configure: No such file or directory.

  2. When I execute sudo ./configure the system says sudo: ./configure: command not found.

  3. Worst , when I execute make the system says make: *** No rule to make target '/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/mkspecs/default/qmake.conf', needed by 'Makefile'. Stop.

  4. With make install the system says make: *** No rule to make target '/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/mkspecs/default/qmake.conf', needed by 'Makefile'. Stop.

  5. Completion: I can't install nothing that is not in the repository into my system.

Note: I use Linux Mint XFCE 13 (Maya).

What can I do to solve this unpleasant problem?

Jonathan Leffler
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Christian Magro
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  • What project are you trying to make? Can you post it's makefile? Seems there's no `configure` script on the folder, and maybe reading the `makefile` we can see what are the targets. Or maybe try `qmake` first, perhaps it does the trick. – mgarciaisaia Nov 28 '12 at 03:04
  • I'm trying to make ManDVD Project http://mandvd.softonic.com/linux – Christian Magro Nov 28 '12 at 03:08
  • The two standard questions when `./configure` does not work are: (1) What does the README file say? (2) If the README file doesn't say how to build or where to look for build information, what does the INSTALL file say? If you cannot find either of those files, look around at what's in the directory and see what you can find. If you can't find a `configure` script or instructions on how to build the project, then maybe you shouldn't waste your time trying. – Jonathan Leffler Nov 28 '12 at 04:55

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As ManDVD's Makefile says:

#############################################################################
# Makefile for building: mandvd
# Generated by qmake (1.07a) (Qt 3.3.8b) on: Sun Mar  8 18:32:50 2009
# Project:  mandvd.pro
# Template: app
# Command: $(QMAKE) -o Makefile mandvd.pro
#############################################################################

Makefile was autogenerated by qmake.

I'm no expert at using qmake, but I think executing qmake will re-generate Makefile, so then you can run make && sudo make install as INSTALL file says.

You should've already discovered project is kind of messy (if not discontinued at all), so take care, and may the force be with you :)

mgarciaisaia
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