Installing WINE on Mandrake 9.0

[rivir]

I have a new Linux case, and I'd like to install some of my old Windows programs. I found WINE, downloaded, and followed the How-To as best I could. It didnt work, so I tried again.

After it didn't work a second time, I looked at it more closely and saw 9.1 in the .rpm filename. I assume this means that it is for Mandrake 9.1.

I would like to know if it is still possible for me to install WINE on 9.0 or if I will be forced to update.


(PS-I also tried the distribution independant source tarball)

[psi42]

Originally posted by rivir
(PS-I also tried the distribution independant source tarball)


The source tarball does work on mdk 9.0

This is how I got it to work:

First, download the tarball, then:


tar zxvf wine*.tar.gz
cd wine-*
./tools/wineinstall


The install script will do all the work for you. After that it's just


wine appname.exe



If you have trouble compiling or installing it, post any error messages you get.

Remember, though, wine is still in alpha, so don't expect too much.

good luck,
~psi42

[rivir]

Yeh... I got a nive error message there...::

WINE Installer v0.74

Running configure...

configure: creating cache config.cache
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

Configure failed, aborting install.

[randabis]

your system does not meet the dependency requirements, and therefore cannot install the system. Get the dependency issues sorted out and you should be fine.

[rivir]

Rivir is wondering what dependancy issues are?


I got linux... Two days ago.

I'm assuming that means that it is looking for something and not finding it. How do I check what they are and fix them?

[lordv2500]

You should have an "add/remove programs" type thing somwhere.
Once you open it, install all the development tools included on the cd.
I've never used mandrake but it should be something like that.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by rivir
Yeh... I got a nive error message there...::

WINE Installer v0.74

Running configure...

configure: creating cache config.cache
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

Configure failed, aborting install.

A couple of recent threads on the same problem.

First one (http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105817&highlight=development+select)

The second (http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105485&highlight=development+select)

[rivir]

I can't isntall the devolopment tools, it asks for the 'International CD (Cd3)' and I only have 1 & 2. Any other way I can get the things?

[lordv2500]

rivir, those threads and my post reffer to
this:
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

once you install the development package you won't get this error.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by rivir
I can't isntall the devolopment tools, it asks for the 'International CD (Cd3)' and I only have 1 & 2. Any other way I can get the things?

You can download the necessary packages from your distros ftp servers.

[lordv2500]

Just so you know, you probably only need "gcc" and "make" both of which you should be able to download from the ftp servers or rpmfind.net.
also try the latest rpm from:
http://wine.dataparty.no/
maybe it'll work