gcc compiling problem

[John.Well]

Hi folks

i am new with Linux and puppy. i have installed devx.sfs and gcc compiler is running but when i try to compile a simple c program(c template in editor); it says could not compile because of shared library mpfr.so.1

cheers
John

[noryb009]

You are missing a library. A library is something that multiple coders can use, so that it only has to be written once (not reinventing the wheel).

In this case, download the .tar.gz here, compile it, run make install , then recompile the c template editor. It may give another needed library, just google it, compile it, run make install , and try again.

[jpeps]

There's /usr/lib/libmpfr.so.1 that might work. Try linking mpfr.so.1 to it.

[John.Well]

thank you for the reply, i have downloaded the mpfr and tried to compile it.
i did the following steps:

tar xvzf mpfr-3.0.1.tar.gz
cd mpfr
./configure
make
make install

but on the step ./configure at the last line it says error c compiler could not create executable!!!!!!!!!!!

do you have any idea?
cheers

[jpeps]

Did you try "ln -s /usr/lib/libmpfr.so.1 /usr/lib/mpfr.so.1" ?

(maybe libmpfr isn't in base?)

[John.Well]

yes but it says creating link /user/lib/mpfr.so.1; no such a file or directory

[jpeps]

yes but it says creating link /user/lib/mpfr.so.1; no such a file or directory

/usr