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Re: Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (Panopticon) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 10:55:53 +0000

^ you should probably should do an update first before installing any packages.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Re: Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (miozin) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 08:40:25 +0000

fsmithred wrote:

You'll also need to install the linux-headers- that matches your running kernel.
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

I got build-essential w/o problems. Then I tried to get the headers, but I have a slight problem. It seems that the header package available at present is for 4.9.0.7 and I have the kernel 4.9.0.6 (I used an install DVD I downloaded a few months ago). Does it matter? Should I upgrade my kernel or just go ahead and install the newer headers?

Re: Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (golinux) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 08:07:28 +0000

Welcome, miozin.

Re: Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (miozin) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 07:54:31 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the prompt reply. It was indeed my mistake to use plurals.

BTW as this is my first time here I would like to express my appreciation of the tremendous job you did by creating Devuan. I have been a long-time Ubuntu and Debian user, but now that I have an alternative I will never go back to them and systemd. Thanks!

Re: Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (fsmithred) — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 14:16:21 +0000

You'll also need to install the linux-headers- that matches your running kernel.
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Re: Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (Panopticon) — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:07:42 +0000

If i understand correctly you cant find build-essential in the devuan repos ?

its not build-essentials , leave the plural out of it.

@refracta:~$ apt search build-essential
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
build-essential/stable,now 12.3 amd64 [installed]
  Informational list of build-essential packages

Also check out this web based search engine for devuan packages.

https://pkginfo.devuan.org/

Where are the packages for installing development tools (gcc, etc.)?

dummy@example.com (miozin) — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 11:54:33 +0000

Hi,

I have installed Devuan ascii (amd64) on one of my computers. Then I tried to compile a utility (partimage) and failed because no development tools (gcc, binutils, etc.) had been installed. Tried to get them using the package manager but the metapackage 'build-essentials' that I had used for installing the development tools in Debian was not found anywhere in the Devuan repos.

So how can the development tools be installed in Devuan ascii?

Suggestion: Include development tools in the software selection list shown at installation time.