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 …

Every time you compile something from source, you go through the same 3 steps: $ ./configure $ make $ make install I understand, that it makes sense to divide the installing process into …

Apr 3, 2016 · I'm trying out lighttpd for an embedded Linux project. I got the latest source package and started writing a master Makefile encapsulating all configure, compile, install (for testing) …

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 …

Nov 21, 2017 · This may sound like a very generic question but here it goes. I have a requirement to create a configure script for my application, the result of this configure would be a generated …

Feb 28, 2011 · The script ./configure accepts 3 options --build, --host and --target. I'm confusing their roles. What's the difference and semantics of them?

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They are probably overriding the configure test code compiler parameters. Just use the make env prefetching. Also try and see if configure doesn't already have an option for overriding libgif. If …

May 8, 2014 · When I do git pull via the command line, it always asks for my github username and password. I'd like to tell it to use the ssh key in github, and never have to worry about it again. …