Linux From Scratch - Version 12.0

Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

8.67. Make-4.4.1

The Make package contains a program for controlling the generation of executables and other non-source files of a package from source files.

Approximate build time: 0.5 SBU
Required disk space: 13 MB

8.67.1. Installation of Make

Prepare Make for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: 

chown -Rv tester .
su tester -c "PATH=$PATH make check"

Install the package: 

make install

8.67.2. Contents of Make

Installed program: make

Short Descriptions

make

Automatically determines which pieces of a package need to be (re)compiled and then issues the relevant commands