It is getting some information about my computer. Here is the configure.log.

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This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by NetworkManager configure 0.8.2, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.66. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure CC=/usr/lib/gcc

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uname -v = #1 SMP Wed Nov 19 16:04:12 EST 2008

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/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11

## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
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configure:2516: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2584: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:2595: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:2645: result: yes
configure:2786: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:2825: result: /bin/mkdir -p
configure:2838: checking for gawk
configure:2868: result: no
configure:2838: checking for mawk
configure:2854: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:2865: result: mawk
configure:2876: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2898: result: yes
configure:2973: checking how to create a ustar tar archive
configure:2986: tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.16
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
configure:2989: $? = 0
configure:3029: tardir=conftest.dir && eval tar --format=ustar -chf - "$tardir" >conftest.tar
configure:3032: $? = 0
configure:3036: tar -xf - <conftest.tar
configure:3039: $? = 0
configure:3052: result: gnutar
configure:3072: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles
configure:3081: result: no
configure:3112: checking for style of include used by make
configure:3140: result: GNU
configure:3210: checking for gcc
configure:3237: result: /usr/lib/gcc
configure:3466: checking for C compiler version
configure:3475: /usr/lib/gcc --version >&5
./configure: line 3477: /usr/lib/gcc: is a directory
configure:3486: $? = 126
configure:3475: /usr/lib/gcc -v >&5
./configure: line 3477: /usr/lib/gcc: is a directory
configure:3486: $? = 126
configure:3475: /usr/lib/gcc -V >&5
./configure: line 3477: /usr/lib/gcc: is a directory
configure:3486: $? = 126
configure:3475: /usr/lib/gcc -qversion >&5
./configure: line 3477: /usr/lib/gcc: is a directory
configure:3486: $? = 126
configure:3506: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:3528: /usr/lib/gcc conftest.c >&5
./configure: line 3530: /usr/lib/gcc: is a directory
configure:3532: $? = 126
configure:3570: result: no
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "NetworkManager"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "NetworkManager"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.8.2"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "NetworkManager 0.8.2"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "dcbw@redhat.com"
| #define PACKAGE_URL ""
| #define PACKAGE "NetworkManager"
| #define VERSION "0.8.2"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:3575: error: in `/home/user/My Documents/DOWNLOADS/internetconnection/Network Manager/NetworkManager':
configure:3577: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

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#define PACKAGE_STRING "NetworkManager 0.8.2"
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configure: exit 77

Thanks, I got the permissions right and found that I needed to add the path to the gcc for ./configure to work. Now I am getting the error:
C compiler cannot create executables.
There seem to be a lot of people having this error message and I am yet to find a clear statement on what it could be.

I solved the chown problem. Chown did not like the directory name that was created during the unpacking of the package. It got called NetworkManager-0.8.2 . Changing it to just NetworkManager sorted that.

I am still getting
./configure
permission denied

the install file tells me that there might need to be unusal options added to configure.

I have tried it as root and as user.
The file is owned by user and suposedly executable by user although setuid is not on.

I am new to installing programs and might just be missing something obvious. I am attempting to install Network Manager on Debian 2.6.26. When I do
./confiigure
I get
Permission Denied
so I am attempting to change the ownership to root with
chown root/<Directory Name>
then getting
No such file or directory
when I do
ls <Directory Name>
I get
No such file or directory
but then it proceeds to list the files in the directory.

Jed Stuart

The modem is a Telstra Ultimate (AC 312U) made by Sierra. it turns out that Sierra does provide us with instructions on how to make it work but we have to find it ourselves and doesnt provide any support. The instructions are quite clear though but there is a problem with the modem hanging up which so far alludes us.

The modem that Telstra provides is a Sierra aircard 312U. I just now found out from Sierra the instructions on how to get it working with Linux although I am not yet sure whether this is going to work with Linux on an Asus Eeepc.

I am struggling a bit to understand this but there seem to be two issues. The compatability of the modem with Linux would seem to be an easy thing for Telstra to design into it. Optus here have done that now but are still not providing technical support. On the technical support issue I am wondering if there is a way of clarifying the boundaries of support so that it can be simpler for them. I previously attempted to get a Maxon BP3 modem working using James Camerons program for the Asus Eeepc. It worked for one session perfectly then for a year the connection to Telstra would be achieved but then a message "No USIM present, or username or password wrong." I get a lot of DOS attacks and usually the ISPs cant do anything about it anyway, but I at least wanted to ge them to try. The point I am getting at is could a destinction be made between issues that relate to the operating system and those that are to do with what happens in the online environment or at the ISP itself. They should be able to gaurantee some of that perhaps?

thanks for your help, have a good day.

Hello,

Here in oz we have a problem with ISP's not providing support for Linux on their modems. I asked a Telstra Bigpond tech why not and he said that linux is too hard, get another operating system. I can't keep Windows going here, it is not hard enough so at present am denied access to internet at home. A independant tech tells me that it would only take them half an hour to make the modems compatable with Linux. I think i know why they don't but better not say................Jed Stuart