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Re: insight 5.3 install
- From: keiths at redhat dot com
- To: Matt Ryan <mattvryan at comcast dot net>
- Cc: insight at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 11:01:59 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: insight 5.3 install
- References: <1078067367.10194.45.camel@castle.z>
Quoting Matt Ryan <mattvryan@comcast.net>:
> I've just downloaded insight-5.3 and would like to install it. But
> the
> READMEs are inaccurate, nothing real obvious how to do it, and
> absolutely nothing on the web site that gets you started. I know
> it's
> free, but few people will ever use it if you have to investigate for
> an
> hour just to install it. What's the deal, what am I missing here.
> Why is something so simple appear confusing to you average user like
> me?
Do you know what a makefile is?
How about the age-old free software mantra: "configure; make; make install"?
Keith
PS. Insight-5.3 is about four or five years old. I would recommend something
newer if your platform supports it.