Most things are pretty easy to compile. Start by cd-ing into the directory with the source code and look to see if there is a file named 'configure.' If there isn't, ignore the rest of these instructions. If there is, type
If it works, move on to the next step. If not, try doing
Code:
cp /usr/libexec/config.guess ./
and running ./configure again. If it still doesn't work, you're SOL.
If it does, type
and wait a long time for everything to compile. Then, if you want the software you've just compiled installed, type
and your software will be installed into /usr/local