Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

3_jeeps · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Hi All:

Here is the background: I am contemplating running a HDD install of puppy and want to run hylafax (a fax server) under puppu. Target platform is a 133mhz laptop with 80 MB RAM and 30 gb HD (4-8 gb partitions.)

q1: has anybody configured hylafax under puppy? If so, please provide me with some details..

My task: I assume the answer is 'NO' to q1, so I plan on doing it, which means getting the hylafax src, and building it from scratch. Now I need to ask specific questions:

q2: Do any of the following come with puppy? if not, which of the following can be installed under puppy (fairly easily): gcc, libg++, libtiff, ghostscript, awk, sendmail(or metamail)?

q3: What is the procedure/guidelines for building an application that will run under puppy?

q4: How does one check the presence of an application that hylafax needs? For example, with RH/FC, typing 'rpm program_name' will tell if the program is installed.

q5: Are installers such as apt-get or dpkg installed and work in puppy?

Thanks for feedback on any of these questions.
J

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6660 Location: lisbon

yo compile for puppy you need to download the compile squashfs file for your pupversion. e.g. for pup2.17 it's:

http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/puppylinux/sfs_modules-2/devx_217.sfs

if you save this file to /mnt/home, then when you reboot, typing gcc -v should give the the version. as to hylafax, if you search the forum the idea has been suggested a few times, but nothing has eventuated.

libtiff, awk & ghostscript are all in the latest pups, don't know of sendmail or libg++.

as an alternative that might be easier, have you considered efax? it has several gui front-ends available:

http://www.cce.com/efax/relatedsoftware.html

3_jeeps · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6660 Location: lisbon

i'm not sure about sendmail...if it's written in c/c++ then i suppose installation would entail ./configure && make && make install.

hushpuppy · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 208

Re Hylafax :-

I've not installed Hylafax on Puppy, but remember compiling & using it on RedHat some years ago, RedHat 7.1 if i remember correctly.

I even wrote some windows software to talk to it, and installed it on a local companies network.

I might be able to help configure it if you need help, i'm sure it will come back to me. Smile

Dont remember any special compiler needs, but do remember it used to be a bit of a pain to get working correctly.