gnu utils (where is it?) lazarus / 1-Linux ---------------------------------------------------------------------- irado · 2007-10-15 19:58 Absolute Linux (slackware 12 "lightweight"): when trying to compile lazarus I got the following boring message: Makefile:28: *** You need the GNU utils package to use this Makefile.  Stop. where can I get such package? TIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- antonio · 2007-10-15 20:59 Check to see if this link solves your problem: http://www.slackbr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=68908 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- irado · 2007-10-16 21:15 thank you, will try it ---------------------------------------------------------------------- irado · 2007-10-17 22:57 tryied it.. same result, no make, just that boring message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- felipemdc · 2007-10-18 05:03 The error message is clear: you need to install the GNU binutils (which means the assembler, linker, etc) I would suggest asking on a forum dedicated to Absolute Linux where can one find and install this package under this distribution.