You answered my question exactly, Thank you. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul D. Smith > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:09 PM > To: PATTON, BILLY (SBCSI) > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: installation > > > %% "PATTON, BILLY \(SBCSI\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > pb> How do I compile make and get a tarball for installation? Here > pb> the people do not do compiles, just installations. > They expect a > pb> tar ball that can be installed, not compiled. I am not able to > pb> install after compile. > > I'm not sure what they are expecting. But, you can make a tarball > easily enough. Suppose you want to build GNU make to be installed in > the /foo/bar directory (so, /foo/bar/bin/make, > /foo/bar/info/make.texi, > etc.) > > Do something like this: > > tar xzf make-3....tar.gz > cd make-... > ./configure --prefix=/foo/bar > make > make check > rm -rf /tmp/foo > make install DESTDIR=/tmp > > cd /tmp > tar cvf make...tar foo > > Give them make...tar > > The contents of the DESTDIR variable are added to the destination path > of every installed file, so instead of installing it into /foo/bar it > will install into $(DESTDIR)/foo/bar > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------- > Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: > http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org > "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a > professional." --Mad Scientist >
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