Re: how do you start up DDD?

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:19 PM, David Clarke <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thank you [email protected].  Wow, these comments are actually read by those
> who can make changes!!  Bravo!
>
> So two things.
>
> 1.  I see you've changed "./configure; make" to "./configure && make".
>  What is the difference between the single semi-colon and the double
> ampersand, and should I start all over again with the &&?


a && b means do "b" only if "a" doesn't error out. So no, you don't have to
redo.


>
>
> 2.  This still doesn't address the problems I have once I do the make
> install, namely error messages of the type:
>
> mytikas 10> ddd xedit21
> Error: No `Ddd' application defaults file
> To resolve this problem, you can:
> * set the XAPPLRESDIR environment variable to the location of the file
> `Ddd', or
> * set the DDD_HOME environment variable to the location of `ddd/Ddd', or
> * install the `Ddd' file in the X application defaults directory, or
> * recompile DDD with builtin app-defaults file;
>  see the `--enable-builtin-app-defaults' option for details.
> mytikas 11>
>
> unless that's what the && is supposed to fix.


 The error message above suggests 4 remedies. Try one of them. Given your
level understanding of software development, my guess is the last
recommendation will be the best for you.


>
> I have since done "sudo port install ddd" and this seems to have installed
> ddd beyond the point where the make install on the download from
> http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/ could get me, and I find there are
> numerous numerous bugs in the ddd I get to open up.   I have since e-mailed
> those to [email protected] , which I imagine you must have got.  Any suggestions
> to these would be greatly appreciated as well.  I am currently dead in the
> water for debugging (and thus any code development) on my mac.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cheers, David.
>
>
> On 16-Mar-09, at 3:05 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
>  David Clarke writes:
>>
>>> Thank you for your response.
>>>
>>>  In step 3 you said that did a "configure" and "make" but no "make
>>>> install" after that.To install the compiled programs(ddd) you need
>>>> to give the command "make install".
>>>> This will install the ddd binary in you /usr/local/bin.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Frustrating that the simple line
>>>
>>> make install
>>>
>>> wasn't included as a fourth line in the installation instructions on
>>> the DDD web page.
>>>
>>
>> I've added this to http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/#Building. Check it
>> out and feel free to suggest changes so others aren't frustrated ;-)
>>
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