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Old 10-26-2011
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I am using my teminal on Mac to run some files with gmake, (I used unix before,but now I am trying to run it frm my mac) and I get the error message:

-bash: gmake: command not found

Any idea what the problem might be?

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 10-26-2011
It means exactly that. Either it's not on your path or it's not installed.

You can get the universal binaries here: CMake - Cross Platform Make
# 3  
Old 10-26-2011
Either gmake isn't installed, or it's not in your PATH. Likely not installed. You could see if it exists in either of these directories by using ls:

Code:
/usr/bin
/usr/local/bin

If it there, then you'll need to add the directory to your PATH.

Did you try just plain make? If that doesn't work, check out the GNU site and download it.

GNU Mirror List
# 4  
Old 10-26-2011
Install the XCode package.
Code:
[ZSH-4.3.12] ~ % make --version
GNU Make 3.81
Copyright (C) 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This program built for i386-apple-darwin10.0

# 5  
Old 10-27-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by verdepollo
It means exactly that. Either it's not on your path or it's not installed.

You can get the universal binaries here: CMake - Cross Platform Make
I installed it from the link you sent me, and when I used it I got this error:

Code:
CMake Error: The source directory does not exist.

---------- Post updated at 04:27 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:11 AM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by agama
Either gmake isn't installed, or it's not in your PATH. Likely not installed. You could see if it exists in either of these directories by using ls:

Code:
/usr/bin
/usr/local/bin

If it there, then you'll need to add the directory to your PATH.

Did you try just plain make? If that doesn't work, check out the GNU site and download it.

GNU Mirror List
I installed :
make-3.82.tar.gz
from

http://mirrors.zerg.biz/gnu/make/

but I still get:

Code:
-bash: make: command not found

I installed in it the directory where I have the other files. Do I have to install it somewhere else?

---------- Post updated at 04:28 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:27 AM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by xbin
Install the XCode package.
Code:
[ZSH-4.3.12] ~ % make --version
GNU Make 3.81
Copyright (C) 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This program built for i386-apple-darwin10.0

In which directory do you have it installed?
Last edited by cosmologist; 10-29-2011 at 05:05 AM..
# 6  
Old 10-27-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by xbin
Install the XCode package.
XCode installs gmake as just "make". If the script you're running is looking for "gmake" and not "make" then run this at the terminal and the XCode installed GNU make will been seen as gmake via the symlink:
Code:
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake

# 7  
Old 10-29-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by kalak
XCode installs gmake as just "make". If the script you're running is looking for "gmake" and not "make" then run this at the terminal and the XCode installed GNU make will been seen as gmake via the symlink:
Code:
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake

I am sorry to bother you again, but I am still not sure how to make it work... this is what I did:

Code:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake
Password:
$ gmake
-bash: gmake: command not found

Smilie
Last edited by cosmologist; 10-29-2011 at 05:06 AM..
 
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