[CentOS] Problem Making Tarballs

On 5/16/2011 1:05 PM, Drew wrote:
>> I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.com
>
> This may be a non-issue but have you tried compiling stuff before on
> this machine? Most of the VPS system's I've seen in operation have
> stripped out the build tools for performance&  security reasons.

If they let you add to the base install, try:
yum groupinstall "Development Tools" "Development Libraries"
and maybe "X Software Development".

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   Les Mikesell
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