On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 13:51, Chris Walker wrote:
On Sat 13 Mar, MJ Ray wrote:
On 2004-03-13 10:20:01 +0000 Chris Walker linux@wymondham.demon.co.uk wrote:
I've never compiled anything before, I don't know where to put this stuff.
Generally, whereever you want.
OK.
Unpack it (tar xzf filename.tar.gz usually) and read the INSTALL file. (If it doesn't have one, report a bug.) Some people like to put it under /opt/src, some under /usr/local/src or /usr/src and some in a subdirectory of their home. I've even got one system with sources in /Depot/Compile/Sources...
It does have an INSTALL file but it didn't give the location that I wanted.
In which case the common practice is to set a prefix in the configure command to compile it where you want.
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mynewprog make su - make install
This will put your compiled program in /usr/local/mynewprog. If it doesn't, file a bug...
Matt