How to install a .tar.gz file?

I have downloaded soundconverter.1.5.4.tar.gz
In terminal I untarred it and ran ./configure.
so far so good.
The next step seems to be “make”
I get the message…
“make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.”
I tried make install which gives the message…
make: *** No rule to make target `install’. Stop.
What should I be doing now please?
Chris

Do you mean
soundkonverter
asin
software.opensuse.org: Search Results

Hi
Can you use 1.5.3? It’s here;
software.opensuse.org: Search Results

Else check the changelog entry in the spec file and send the user an email and ask if they can update.
https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file?file=soundconverter.spec&package=soundconverter&project=home%3Avishwin&srcmd5=dee41b0317fd218636c1fa598b30003e

soundconverter.org
I need to convert FLAC files to MP3 for my MP3 player.
Chris

Hi Malcolm
I’ve just tried your rpm package and it looks good. Just have to add an “mp3 encoder” now.
Thanks for the help
Chris

lame

should let the usual software such as k3b to do the job

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Was there a readme associated with the package providing instructions?
…/configure && make && make install often works, but is not always necessary.

Good luck.

On 05/24/2011 01:06 PM, CPeachey wrote:
>
> I have downloaded soundconverter.1.5.4.tar.gz
> In terminal I untarred it and ran ./configure.
> so far so good.
> The next step seems to be “make”
> I get the message…
> “make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.”
> I tried make install which gives the message…
> make: *** No rule to make target `install’. Stop.
> What should I be doing now please?
> Chris
>
>
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ab wrote:
> Was there a readme associated with the package providing instructions?
> ./configure && make && make install often works, but is not always
> necessary.
>
First read the readme as ab suggested.
Beside that if configure did not produce a Makefile the output of configure
told you for sure some error messages about missing dependencies, files not
found or similar?


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