i am quite new to linux.ok.

after i untar a .tar.gz,a new file called 'a' being created(let say). Then, i ./configure , make, make unistall it.

after i do all these thing, can i move the file? let say from /home/abc to /root?

any effect ?

Which file do you mean? The sources or the binary?

Mostly the binaries are being copied to somewhere like /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin, while the sources remain where you unpacked them (but they are usually not needed anymore, you can copy or delete them as you wish). Have a look in the makefile for the true location.

If you copy the binary to a different location (which should be OK), you should take care that this location is in your path. Otherwise it will not run without specification of the full path.

If you do not run make install, you could copy the binary yourself to the location you want them (or better run ./configure with a prefix for the desired location and use 'make install' for proper installation).

thx

some confuse.After i 'make install'' some new file created in my 'a',i don't think that is my binary file since i found a new executable file in /usr/local/bin .So can i remove the 'a' ? will this bring any effect?


what different between /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin?

thx

The new file that have been created in 'a' come from the compilation process. Usually they are not needed anymore. Maybe there is some documentation you want to keep.

I guess the difference is just about clarity. Put your own stuff in /usr/local/bin, system stuff is in /usr/bin. So you don't mess up the system