Re: gp2c installation: missing file lang.c

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 10:17:17AM +0100, emmanuel.royer@math.univ-bpclermont.fr wrote:
> Good morning,
> 
> I am trying to install gp2c on a new Ubuntu 16.04 distribution.
> (Everything worked perfect with gp after installation of all the missing
> packages).
> 
> I want to install it wit GIT, following the PARI2017/LYON tutorial.
> automake and autonconf have already been installed.
> 
> After execution of ./configure as in page 10 of the tutorial, I enter
> make check and get the follwing mistake:
> 
> gcc: error: lang.c: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
> 
> (see below for everything I got)/
> 
> Should I add a package?

Yes, you need flex. (released tarballs already include lang.c)

Cheers,
Bill.