Error after Make -f Makefile.dist

[killerspam]

Hi guys,

I've been playing with this for a week and trying to figure how to fix this...

I found the answer to my previous problem with the makefile.dist command, and now i'm trying the next part...

Firstly, on make -f makefile.dist, I get:

[root@mason showeq]# make -f Makefile.dist
Adding libtool support...................................... done!
Generating aclocal.m4 from configure.in and acinclude.m4.... done!

Checking Autoheader version................................. done!
>> Using Autoheader version................................. 2.13!

Generating configure template (config.h).................... done!
Generating Makefile.in from Makefile.am..................... done!

Checking Autoconf version................................... done!
>> Using Autoconf version................................... 2.13!

Finalizing Autoconf script (configure)...................... done!
Releasing temporary file handles............................ done!


******************************************
Success! Please type the following:

./configure && make


This will configure and compile ShowEQ...

If you are installing ShowEQ for the first
time, be sure to add '&& make install' to
the end of the compile process...
******************************************

So then I type ./configure...

I get:

loading cache ./config.cache
: command not found43:
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
: command not found51:
: command not found54:
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal-1.4... found
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake-1.4... found
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
: command not found088:
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
: command not found111:
: command not found112:
: command not found113:
checking for gcc... gcc
: command not found147:
checking for g++... g++
: command not found181:
: command not found182:
: command not found185:
'/configure: line 1191: syntax error near unexpected token `in
'/configure: line 1191: ` case "${enableval}" in


I can't find an answer to this problem, and I'd appreciate any assistance.

Note: I have not used Linux before, and this is pretty new... I think i've learnt a lot just from this, but im not l33t =P

Cheers =)

[LordCrush]

Just a guess ... is the autoconf version correct ?

[fester]

The problem is with your installation and not with your ShowEQ source.

I am GUESSING that you may not have /bin/sh or /usr/bin/test installed.

How that could be true, I am not sure.

The ONLY thing I could see between "checking build system type" and "checking for a BSD compatible install" was test which "supports" this theory.

I would verify that all installed system packages needed for ShowEQ is installed and I would examine my installation to make sure I have not unselected any part of the system I need.

[killerspam]

Ok, thanks guys,

I'm scrapping mandrake and switching over to Redhat for the time being... I think i need to move back 1 more step