Some questions

[Leonard Blaisdell]

>Anyone know if there is a new version of Gaim for PPC beyond version .61?
>If not....
>Can anyone point a linux newbie to a good FAQ on compiling source 
>code so that I can compile the latest version to run under YDL 3.01?

The best way to compile any program under Linux is to have a current 
"make" and a current "gcc" and make absolutely sure you read the 
README file enclosed. This includes the kernel. Unfortunately, the 
README file in the source can occasionally be named something else. 
Such as INSTALL or some other obvious name. For all the scary things 
you might have heard, the programmers have made compiled installation 
as painless as possible, in most cases. It's usually no more 
complicated than 'make config', 'make', 'make install'. If 'make' 
fails, run it again for fun. Then run it again and again until it 
fails at the same place with the same error. If you get confused, run 
'make clean' provided the installation instructions allow you to. 
That allows you to start the dance all over.
If your repeated error message refers to some line in some file that 
'make' can't grok, well, then, ... being able to program can help. 
Being able to understand what 'make' is choking on may not require 
being able to program, but you must be able to make sense of it.

leo