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Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> [14-11-02 10:08]: |
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> On 2 November 2014 06:10:11 WET, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > Debain everywhere... |
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> > Ubuntu everywhere... |
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> > |
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> > "To use this library just do a apt-get build-essential, apt-get this |
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> > and apt-get that...your done". |
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> > Hrrrmpppfff.... |
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> > |
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> > What the heck is "build-essential?" What's hidden behind it? |
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> > I am currently facing a similiar problem: I am trying to get |
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> > a TFT display running. For using this library to access this TFT |
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> > one "only" needs to do a ...guess... "apt-get python smbus". |
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> > Neither "smbus' nor "I2C" produces any match in the output of |
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> > eix... |
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> > |
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> > What's that package? Is it in Gentoo? |
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> > Any help is very appreciated :) |
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> > Best regards, |
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> > mcc |
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> build-essential is a meta-package for the tools needed to build from source, which are already there in Gentoo. |
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> I use packages.debian.org to see what is in a package, or to see which package contains a file, then eix and educated guesswork usually takes care of the rest. |
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> -- |
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> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |
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Hi Neil, |
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thanks for the hint! :) |
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Best regards, |
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Meino |
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