Concern on how to update a package from source-code [Slackware 13.37]

charging-ibis · 11-30-2012, 12:03 PM

OK so I know that for .rpm & .deb files and the 2 most popular package managers, you update a package by entering:

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rpm -U [package_name].rpm

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yum install [package_name]

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dpkg -i [package_name].deb

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apt-get -d [package_name]

Well now, here is my concern. I had installed ffmpeg. I need to use an encoder that is dependent on an external library that is not on my system which is libx264. Now I just installed libx264 from source. Now here is where i am unsure on how to approach the next step. The Linux+ book didn't cover updating from source; just taring, configuring, compiling, installing and uninstalling.

I think i need to update ffmpeg now that I have installed the external library libx264. So do I need to just:

Code:

./configure
make
make install

OR just:

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make
make install

OR:

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make install

OR:

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./configure
make uninstall
./configure
make
make install

I am unsure at this point and I need some general guidance. I will find that your posts will be very helpful.

~Thanks

malekmustaq · 11-30-2012, 12:09 PM

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I think i need to update ffmpeg now that I have installed the external library libx264.

There is no need. One app needing one library simply knows where to look for it and read --except in certain problematic cases when directory structures are not what the distro expected, but this can easily be solved by pointing these with links.

Quote:

So do I need to just:
./configure
make
make install

Yes.
If there is no further special instructions, that is enough.