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Thursday, December 27th, 2007Keep in mind that each binary distribution carries preset values about the target platform, such as default directories and configuration option values. Again, check the documentation and the makefile included in the source directory to see which directives and variables were used when the binary was compiled. In some cases, these will not be appropriate for your situation. A few configuration items can be reset with command-line options at runtime instead of at compile time. For example, if your binary tries to place any log, lock, or status files in the “wrong” place (for example, in /usr/local), you can override this without recompiling. One point worth mentioning is that the Samba source requires an ANSI C compiler. If you are on a platform with a non-ANSI compiler, such as the cc compiler on SunOS version 4, you ll have to install an ANSI-compliant compiler such as gcc before you do anything else.[3] If installing a compiler isn t something you want to wrestle with, you can start off with a binary package. However, for the most flexibility and compatibility on your system, we always recommend compiling from the latest source. [3] gcc binaries are available for almost every modern machine. See http://www.gnu.org/ for a list of sites with gcc and other GNU software. 2.1.2 Read the Documentation This sounds like an obvious thing to say, but there have probably been times where you have uncompressed a package, blindly typed configure, make, and makeinstall, and walked away to get another cup of coffee. We ll be the first to admit that we do that, many more times than we should. It s a bad idea - especially when planning a network with Samba. Samba 2.0 automatically configures itself prior to compilation. This reduces the likelihood of a machine-specific problem, but there may be an option mentioned in the README file that you end up wishing for after Samba s been installed. With both source and binary packages you ll find a large number of documents in the docs directory, in a variety of formats. The most important files to look at in the distribution are: WHATSNEW.txt docs/textdocs/UNIX_INSTALL.txt These files tell you what features you can expect in your Samba distribution, and will highlight common installation problems that you re likely to face. Be sure to look over both of them before you start the compilation process. 1.8 And That s Not All… 2.2 Configuring Samba O Reilly Home | O Reilly Bookstores | How to Order | O Reilly Contacts International | About O Reilly | Affiliated Companies 1999, O Reilly & Associates, Inc. 45
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