iv-17 installation problems

[rishabh]

Hi all,

I've downloaded the file iv-17.tar.gz from the yale site(for linux installation)

have administrator write for the machine, and it has ubuntu installed on it .
It has a gcc-4.1 package installed on it.
However it is giving the following error.

I did the following:

I downloaded the file into my home directory and tried configuring using the following steps.
1.tar -xvzf iv-17.tar.gz
..got iv-17 (unzipped file)
2.entered the directory(iv-17) and tried
"./configure" which gave me the following error

checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

Plz help

Rishabh

[hines]

It has a gcc-4.1 package installed on it.
...
checking for g++... no

I guess when you install the gcc-4.1 package you need to also select that you want g++. However, I also guess that you are missing a ton of other programs needed to make/compile/link programs and that you need to install a full development environment.

[rishabh]

pardon me sir,
but I relatively new to linux.

I tried g++ and installed it.
IViews got installed, i can see the binaries in /usr/loca/
but i am not sure if I have all the requisite packages and will it work properly later or not.

Could you tell me what should be a common name for searching for the ' full development environment', so that I can install everything under the sun required.The only way I know is to look for each package(which shows failed installation in the config.log file) and install it seperately which is quite cumbersome

Also I tried going ahead with neuron installation with
./configure --with-iv option
but it is giving the error

appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
configure: Use the NRNMECH_DLL_STYLE for "special"
checking for cos in -lm... yes
checking for tgetent in -lncurses... no
checking for tgetent in -lcurses... no
checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... no
configure: error: cannot find one of ncurses, curses, or termcap

rishabh

[Nin]

To compile you need not only the compiler, but also the corresponding libraries. I would try to install the following libraries (in bold the debian name package).

• For gcc
  libc6 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  libc6-dev - GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files

checking for tgetent in -lncurses... no
checking for tgetent in -lcurses... no
checking for tgetent in -ltermcap... no
configure: error: cannot find one of ncurses, curses, or termcap

According to your error, I would install the following

• libncursesw5-dev - Developer's libraries for ncursesw
  ncurses-base - Descriptions of common terminal types
  ncurses-bin - Terminal-related programs and man pages
  ncurses-term - Additional terminal type definitions

Ubuntu is a Debian based distribution, so to install just type in the console as root:

#apt-get install <packagename>

[ttpuff]

In my case, these four packages are not enough, I installed more form this link, then it's OK.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/source/ncurses

According to your error, I would install the following

• libncursesw5-dev - Developer's libraries for ncursesw
  ncurses-base - Descriptions of common terminal types
  ncurses-bin - Terminal-related programs and man pages
  ncurses-term - Additional terminal type definitions

Ubuntu is a Debian based distribution, so to install just type in the console as root:

#apt-get install <packagename>

[JohnGriffiths]

tpuff which of these packages from the link you listed did you install? How did you establish which ones you needed? I had exactly the same problem you described in your first post. Have installed lots of packages listed in this post and others, but interviews installation still isn't working.

Thanks,
john

[tom_morse]

On an old 10.04LTS ubuntu I found that installing libkaya-ncurses-dev allowed the ncurses, curses, or termcap error message to go away after installing the other packages mentioned above.