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    On 2019 Mar 21 21:23:10, you wrote to me:   
      
    PQ>>> Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS) can't find its "configure".  I hate it when   
    PQ>>> they do that.   
      
    ml>> not all programs need a configure... why do you think this one needs   
    ml>> one?   
      
    PQ> There's a text file/script in the tarball called 'configure'.  Go figure.   
      
   i guess that might make a difference ;)   
      
   the ones that i'm familiar with are executable scripts that try to hunt down   
   all the requirements to build the project... they are generally run via   
   "./configure"... i don't know how they may be used on non-*nix systems or if   
   they are even used at all...   
      
    PQ> Add to that, the initial link to Sourceforge that I found came from a   
    PQ> Google search that provided a link to some chatterer webforum, where a   
   whiz   
    PQ> proclaimed that he 'found the tarball, un-gzipped it, ran configure &   
   make'   
    PQ> and he had a new uncle Bob.   
      
    PQ> Why couldn't I?  Also?  ;)   
      
   i don't know unless maybe there's something missing from your build   
   environment that is required... TBH, i've never even heard of the program... i   
   use rsync ;)   
      
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