[daip] installation problem "can not guess host type"

[Deborah Haarsma]

A brand new linux installation of redhat 9.
Typing uname -a implies it is linux version 2.4.20-8smp

Debbie Haarsma

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Wes Young wrote:

> It's likely the old version of readline distributed with AIPS doesn't
> recognize your newer machine.  What kind of machine/OS are you
> installing on?
>
> wes
> wyoung at aoc.nrao.edu
>
> On Oct 28, 2004, at 11:34 AM, Deborah Haarsma wrote:
>
> > AIPS experts,
> >
> > I've installed aips many times, including several times in Linux, and
> > not encountered this error.  Near the beginning of install.pl it says
> >
> > AipsWiz:  =====> Configuring READLINE library...
> > AipsWiz: Unpacking the READLINE.SHR archive...
> > AipsWiz: Unpacking seemed to work.
> > AipsWiz: Unpacking the RLSUPP.SHR archive...
> > AipsWiz: Unpacking seemed to work.
> > AipsWiz: Running Readline 'configure' in quiet mode, and then make...
> > creating cache ./config.cache
> > configure: error: can not guess host type; you must specify one
> > make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
> > AipsWiz: Error: Either the configure or make step failed in
> > AipsWiz: Error: /home/aips/31DEC03/LINUX/LIBR/GNU/.
> > AipsWiz: Error: This means INSTEP3/INSTEP4 will not work.
> > AipsWiz: ==> Press <ENTER> to acknowledge::
> >
> > HOSTS.LIST has a line for LOCALHOST, with architecture LINUX.
> > Why can't it figure out the host type?
> >
> >
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Dr. Deborah B. Haarsma
office:  SB175
mail:    Physics & Astronomy Department
         Calvin College
         1734 Knollcrest Circle SE
         Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4403
email:   dhaarsma at calvin.edu
web:     http://www.calvin.edu/~dhaarsma
phone:   616-526-6340
fax:     616-526-6501
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