Re: [ALUG] Where do I put source files?

On 2004-03-13 22:11:17 +0000 IanBell <ian@redtommo.com> wrote:

Apologies if this has already been said, but most source packages adhere to the following installation procedure.

Things with configure normally have an INSTALL starting "These are generic installation instructions" or similar.

1. cd to the directory where you have unpacked the source 2. type ./configure [...]

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