What type of processor is in the system? x86, sparc, alpha, mips, sgi, etc... I
think that what the configure is asking you for is something like "./configure
--host=i386" or "./configure --build=i386". I've never encountered this problem
myself however, but that is just a guess.
"Robert N. Eaton" wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> To help myself out with my last problem (accessing sspecial characters)
> I am now trying to install Vile-9.2. My machine is barfing early in
> ./configure, where it says, in part:
>
> UNAME_VERSION=#1 SMP Feb 17 11 : 49 : 42 MST2000
> Configure: error : can not guess host type; you must specify one
>
> In the config.log I have the message:
>
> configure: 607: checking host system type
>
> In the configure file I find:
>
> Host type:
> --build=BUILD configure for building in BUILD [BUILD=HOST]
> --host=HOST configure for HOST [guessed]
> --target=TARGET configure for TARGET [TARGET=HOST]
>
> What is the difference, and how would I go about setting host type?
>
> Baffled but game,
>
> Bob Eaton
>
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