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Originally posted by chickenman@Feb 11 2006, 05:29 PM
Most Linux programs that need compiling are made in C / C++, to compile programs you need binutils, gcc and g++.
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Helps to have GNU make, too.
However, that explanation is so basic that it'd be better to just stick with the distro's package tool (notwithstanding the fact that it's only true of auto-tooled source packages). The true power of the configure->make->make install processes (and source-based distribution of software in general) is in the ability to dynamically reconfigure or alter the program yourself, something which is not for the faint of heart. It's a very, very bad idea to just run the provided configure script without options unless you actually know what everything is defaulting to (because it's different from package to package).