Makefile:15: *** missing separator. Stop.

Is this the only error you are getting ?

Yes, so far so this is the only error. I had done ./configure and then I was suppose to do make. Here I got this error. Thanks for the prompt reply.

Your are right. I was trying to install pcre4.5. I need this to run gpsdrive source code. When I run configure file, I get the configure error: "pcre-config is missing. You need to install libpcre3-dev or similar". I will go ahead and try pcre 4.4 as you said and will post the results then.

I got about 10000 errors in the program after using the previous version. I got the main gpsdrive program from http://gpsdrive.de website. I downloaded the latest as well as the older versions of gpsdrive and then tried various combinations of pcre* but in vain :( Now what should be my next step? Thanks

>  Makefile:15: *** missing separator. Stop.

That's a classic error when you copy tabs as spaces (e.g., by copying makefile parts with X copy & paste, or having a poorly configured editor).

Check with vi that all your rule actions are indented with a tab.

My Makefile error is gone now. I installed another version of Fedora and then again tried all the steps. This time ./configure didnt reported any missing file. "make" and "make install" didnt produce any crazy results. But when I ran the actual program, I got the same 9999 errors. Has anyone tried to run the gpsdrive program from  http://gpsdrive.de website? I am basically trying to find the Latitude and Longitude values from gpsdrive.c source code. Thanks

Hmm are the errors when you are trying to run the "gps drive" program the same as the errors you got when you tried to configure/make earlier ?

/abhijit/

When I ran makefile, I got the missing separator error but after installing fedora core2, this error is gone. When I run gpsdrive.c source code, i get abt 9999 errors n they are syntax error before ')' token and likewise.

Okay to tell you the truth I am really lost here now

but still can you try installing the gpsdrive package using rpm package

I have checked and yuo can download the gpsdrive rpm package from

rpmfind.net

so download whats appropriate for your machine and try

Thanks Abhijit :) Even I am all lost. I ll try this and hope this works fine for me. Thanks alot.

Thanks even though i dint actually solve your problem ;)