Installing Software

[Chris L.]

I have started to successfully compile software from tar.gz files. But after I cofigure, make, make install, where in the world are the programs stored on the hard drive?

I have looked everywhere. Usually, a link is put in /usr/bin so I can launch it directly from the command line, but I still would like to know where the program files are stored.

Thanks,
Chris Lynch

[ansivirus]

Actually most programs are going to compile into a single binary that may or may not call on some libraries that should be already on your system or the compile wouldn't have worked. Then when you do make install it should copy not link the binary to /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin depending on where the creator specified. you should be able to tell from the output of the make install command.

hope this helped..

-ansiVirus

[AdaHacker]

Originally posted by ansivirus:
<STRONG> you should be able to tell from the output of the make install command.
</STRONG>
Or you could just look at the Makefile. It's all right in there if you know where to look.

[Matches Malone]

Can you just JOE the makefile to check that out?