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     Re: Help needed with new install    
     By: Mark Acierno to all  on Fri Jan 02 2026 08:55 pm   
      
    > I was hoping that someone here would be able to help me out. I am trying   
    > other install Synchronet on a Pi 5 with a M.2 HAT+. running the latest Pi OS   
    > (64-bit). I am using the directions found here:   
    > [https://wiki.synchro.net/howto   
    > :raspbian_install](https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:raspbian_install)   
    >   
    > everything seems to be running well until I issue "make -f install-sbbs.mk   
    > SYMLINK=1" which runs for quite some time and then produces the following   
    > error:   
    > filedat.c:36:10: fatal error: archive.h: No such file or directory   
    >     36 | #include    
    >        |          ^~~~~~~~~~~   
    > Any thoughts? Are there a different set of install instructions I should be   
    > following - or is there an easy fix for this error.   
      
   You need to install the libarchive-dev prerequisite which is listed on   
   https://wiki.synchro.net/install:nix:prerequisites and linked to from that   
   wiki page you posted.   
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