make install HELP new idiot

brandnew · Post by **brandnew** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:01 pm

I hate to be new and ask stupid questions, but here goes.

I am trying to learn how to set up eggdrop and bot and in the shell and am at the make install DEST= point.

I'm in the shell, and I say:
make install DEST=/home/blahblahusername/botname

and I get ***no rule to make target 'install' stop

What am I doing wrong?

I also tried make install DEST=/home/blahblahusername/botname/botdir

and make DEST=/home/blahblahusername/eggdrop install

and make install DEST=/home/blahblahusername/eggdrop install

keep getting the same message:
***no rule to make target 'install' stop

What is my problem? Got a hint?

Please help the newest idiot on the block coz my eyeballs are falling out reading help pages.

N.

greenbear · Post by **greenbear** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:22 pm

did you compile the bot first ?

./configure
make config
make
make install DEST=/home/username/botdir

brandnew · Post by **brandnew** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:21 pm

Compile = ./configure ?

if so, yes i have, if not, ?

thanks,
N.

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:50 pm

No! Compile is not ./configure

To successfully compile a fully functional eggdrop you have to complete the following steps in order:

1) ./configure
2) make config
3) make
4) make install DEST=/home/username/botdir

brandnew · Post by **brandnew** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:53 pm

Yes, I've taken those steps, in order too! :)

Now comes the dreaded "Editing the config file" step, right?

Thanks again for not laughing, and if you are, for doing it quietly!

N.

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:24 am

Possibly "dreaded" first time around.

Read carefully the Setting up an Eggdrop section and you will see that it's not that "dreaded".