Here’s the error for the mcrypt module
checking mcrypt.h usability... no
checking mcrypt.h presence... no
checking for mcrypt.h ... no
configure: error: Header file<mcrypt.h> not found.
Same error for a package called gdbm.
I’m new to Linux and am running Debian 10.2.0-amd64 with Oracle VirtualBox. I’m trying to install Scheme to use with Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. I know that a (.h) file is a header file and that’s about it. Any ideas?
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I currently don’t have access to any debian machines, but given Ubuntu’s similarities try:
Since you are running Debian 10 (Buster), you can install MIT Scheme from the official Debian repositories instead of compiling it on your own:
MIT Scheme package in Debian: https://packages.debian.org/buster/mit-scheme.
If you really want to compile from source:
Source: Chris Hanson on the mit-scheme-devel mailing list.