yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
or
yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel
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I'm trying to make an RPM for alpine 2.21 for CentOS 8
Do you install EDR/AV on Linux servers?
Do you have any specific problem with yum?
Normally you would do yum install make
Or, maybe, sudo yum install make
Wow :-), Ok, i write the standard Make reference here, you take your pick on the source.
wget http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make/make-3.81.tar.bz2
tar xfj make-3.81.tar.bz2
./configure
make
sudo make install
And, while you are there, might want to reinstall yum too...
Good to hear you have fixed it.
Just download rpm:
wget http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/centos/5.3/os/x86_64/CentOS/make-3.81-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
and install it via rpm:
rpm -ivh make-3.81-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Cross-compile the toolchain on another system to your target architecture (whatever the VM is emulating) and then copy it over via FTP or SCP.
I just double checked and CentOS 5.2 already includes make!
I found it also in one of the online mirrors, if it is easier for you:
http://centos.cogentcloud.com/5/os/i386/CentOS/make-3.81-3.el5.i386.rpm
if you installed the 64 bit version:
http://centos.cogentcloud.com/5/os/x86_64/CentOS/make-3.81-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Try to get yum , its really incredible that make is not on your distrib, have you tried gmake ?