Hi, welcome to SWObjects and all that. You probably want to: Edit CONFIG to change which libs you link to. If you're using MacOS or non debian linux, edit the Makefile to select the appropriate echo (e.g. ECHO:=`which echo`). There is some guidance in Makefile:33 make test This should all be made easier when ./configure is finished. # Debian instructions you'll need these packages: - flex - bison - zlib1g-dev - libmd-dev - uuid-dev - libcrypto++6 - libexpat1-dev - libmysqlclient-dev - libboost-dev - libboost-log-dev - libboost-regex-dev - libboost-test-dev - libboost-program-options-dev # More info To learn more about SWObjects, checkout some tutorials given at SWAT4LS in 2010 and 2011: 2010: http://www.w3.org/2010/Talks/1208-egp-swobjects/ 2011: https://sites.google.com/site/swobjectstutorial/documentation