The Make package contains a program for compiling large packages.
Approximate build time: 0.2 SBU Required disk space: 8.8 MB |
Official download location for Make (3.80):
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
For its installation Make depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Sed.
Prepare Make for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr |
Compile the package:
make |
This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:
make check |
And install the package:
make install |
Installed program: make
make automatically determines which pieces of a large package need to be recompiled, and then issues the relevant commands.