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In article <77qf51$1c5$1@news.alphalink.com.au>, Roger Teh
<cooleye@alphalink.com.au> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I recently installed redhat 5.2 and is totally new to linux or unix
>environment.  I've been having lots of problem installing any programs in
>linux as when i run the make command (after running the configure command)
>this error always occurs (in every program that i've tried to install)
>
>*** no target

"Make" isn't typically used to install programs.  On Red Hat, "rpm" is
used to install programs from package (*.rpm) files.  You can even use
the glint graphical package manager to install programs and not worry
about the command line.

You'll use the Make command when you have a program in source code
format that you need to compile for your machine.  Compiling from
source is more difficult that installing a package -- kind of like the
difference between a getting a pre-built chair and a chair in kit-form. 
In this case, you go into the top-level directory you're storing the
source code in, and follow the installation advice.  The specific error
message you're getting is that "make" can't find a "Makefile".  A
"Makefile" is a file which tells "make" all the information it needs
about how to compile and install a particular program.

But really, you'll have rare occasion to need to compile your own
programs.  Mostly, you'll use the binary packages.

-- 
Jason Stokes: jstok@bluedog.apana.org.au