Explaine about compiling software from source code

rtmistler · 06-09-2014, 01:26 PM

You can read the Makefile to see what actions are taken when you perform the "sudo make install".

You can keep a record of the make output when you do perform the install.

Also the configure --help did tell you where it intends to install things:

Code:

By default, `make install' will install all the files in `/bin', `/lib' etc.

And that you can choose an alternate prefix.

blackRonin · 06-09-2014, 04:10 PM

@pan64, so after compile, delete software dir from home dir ?
Not store them ?

pan64 · 06-10-2014, 12:31 AM

Yes, you can delete the sources if you want to do so, because the installed software will work without that, but you can also keep it if you need.

blackRonin · 06-10-2014, 03:34 PM

I think i would not need it. But how i uninstall software them ? Download again source code ?
What do you do pan64 in this situation ?

szboardstretcher · 06-10-2014, 03:52 PM

If you mean that you want to 'uninstall' a program that you installed from source you have a couple options. The first is the easiest, but depends on a makefile target that might or might not be there. IE:

Code:

make uninstall

If that doesn't work you can always grab the source and run a mock install then go through the steps and do the opposite...

Code:

make -n install

Which will show you what it does when it installs. Then you can look at the steps and undo them one by one.

pan64 · 06-11-2014, 12:10 AM

sometimes you can create packages (make package or similar) and you can install/uninstall that as usual