Re: Couldn't locate INSTALL file

[John Calcote]

Hello Ying,

You're probably running a linux distribution. If it's debian based
(such as Ubuntu), then run the following command from a command prompt
(as root):

# apt-get install autoconf

If it's a redhat-based distribution such as RHEL, SuSE, or Fedora, run
this command:

# yum install autoconf

or

# zypper install autoconf

(whichever one works on your system)

This will install autoconf from the standard repositories provide by
your linux distro.

Regards,
John

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 11:50 PM, Ying Chang
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi, I am a biologist who doesn't know much about computers. I need to
> install autoconf as it is one of the dependencies of a program that I want
> to use. I downloaded the autoconf package with 'git clone git://
> git.sv.gnu.org/autoconf' . The README file says that I should read BUGS and
> INSTALL. But there is no INSTALL file in the package. Did I get the package
> from the wrong place? What should I do? Thanks!
>
> Ying
>
> ---------------------------------
> Ying Chang
> Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
> Oregon State University
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