What does ./configure do? Why make then make install? How does it know where libs are? ( they are all there and loaded but it cant find them.) Why need libs if compiler is supposed to compile?

Mar 11, 2017 · When you run ./configure --prefix= directory, you are indicating that the software should be installed under the directory directory. But this rarely, if ever, places loose files in …

Jul 21, 2014 · Run the command it tells you to sudo dpkg --configure -a and it should be able to correct itself. If it doesn't try running sudo apt-get install -f (to fix broken packages) and then try …

Feb 27, 2015 · I would like to know the exact background tasks that happen when you install an application from source. What happens when you run ./configure, make, and make install? I …

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The 'configure' command is NOT a standard Linux/UNIX command. configure is a script that is generally provided with the source of most standardized type Linux packages and contains …

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Aug 9, 2014 · It completely depends on the configure script. If the configure script was generated by autoconf, then the "correct" way to ensure that /usr/local/lib and /usr/local/include are used …

Feb 26, 2015 · I'm trying to install a Debian package from source (via git). I downloaded the package, changed to the package’s directory and ran ./configure command but it returned …

Feb 4, 2017 · I am attempting to compile the program Goozzee, which seems the only program of its niche type (personal desktop knowledge base using topic maps), so I'm pretty invested in …