Compile Source?

[timmywear]

Hi, could anyone help me on compiling from source?

I have been using a Linux OS for about a year now, (Fedora10-11) but have been putting off learning how to compile from source code.


Thanks

 

[MrLinux]

The short answer is to read the instructions supplied, some source comes with a configure script (run ./configure, then make, then make install (as root)), some come with a makefile (just run make, then make install...), some come with script files (or utilities) that do it all for you... most projects need certain library's installed (some cases certain versions of the library's)... the documentation should tell you how to build it and what the dependencies are.

 

[Ijack]

Hi, could anyone help me on compiling from source?

I have been using a Linux OS for about a year now, (Fedora10-11) but have been putting off learning how to compile from source code.


Thanks

Are you talking about compiling applications or compiling the kernel? As has been said, the former is fairly straightforward. The latter is more complicated but there are plenty of articles on the web about it. I believe there is even a Fedora-specific one on their web site.

 

[khelben1979]

When you have unpacked a file archive, there's usually two files which comes with it: README and INSTALL. Take a look at these and just follow the instructions. It's easy.