make is a utility that automates the build process by managing dependencies amongst targets.

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Some errors have occured when I installed lucene, a perl module!

Some errors have occured when I installed lucene, a perl module: [xlwang@localhost Lucene-0.18]$ make test Running Mkbootstrap for Lucene () chmod 644 Lucene.bs PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 ...
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Cross-compiling OpenSSH for Android

I'm working on compiling OpenSSH for Android based on this answer at Stack Overflow. Here's what I've done so far: Building on Ubuntu 14.04 amd64. apt-get install build-essential ...
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How does make continue compilation?

I know that I can interrupt a make process anytime without having to recompile the entire source tree again. As I know, make only compiles a target if it's not compiled yet, or the source code is ...
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After apt-get update and upgrade, do I need to recompile and re-install software that I did not install via apt-get install?

In particular, I noticed that my OpenSSL has been upgraded after a system update via sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade. As I installed my Squid server by manually compiling, configuring ...
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Error while building Linux module of a wireless driver

I have recently installed Debian Wheezy onto one of my old computers to test it out and to become more familiar with Unix. To my surprise I enjoy the interface very much so far, but I have run into a ...
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Debian packaging with dependency (from the scratch)

I would like to package my software (in C) into a .deb file, but I encounter some difficulties. It would be nice if someone could give me a hand... Let the source code be the following toy example: ...
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Creating a Makefile [closed]

As the title states, I am wondering how to create a Makefile to compile hello.c: // for example int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { puts("Hello world"); return 0; } I am aware that I ...
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cannot make protobuf on Solaris 8

I just downloaded protocol buffer (protobuf) 2.5.0 from here. Then I tried to install it on Solaris 8 (SunOS ms-sparc8 5.8). When I try to run make, I got this error. In file included from ...
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Where does make defconfig get its configuration in OpenWrt?

I am compiling an image for wifi devices using OpenWrt. Following the instruction I copy a simple .config file to TOP-DIR. CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx=y CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx_generic=y ...
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Compare two kernel config files from the menuconfig perspective?

I have a situation in which i have two kernel config files (for the same kernel source ). Both of them have a part of the functionality that i need (on one, USB works correctly, on other, the second ...
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Why doesn't 'ar' work like the manpage says?

I'm trying to use 'ar' included in Debian Wheezy armel version of binutils and it doesn't seem to operate like on other systems I've encountered. Some sample output from the command-line: $ ar ...
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make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2

I tried to install MADWIFI on my OpenMediaVault-Server. Any more information needed? I get this error, every time i enter make: root@NAS2024:/media/5703066A59887FF7/Dsys/madwifi-0.9.4# make Checking ...
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How can you avoid clobbering configuration files when installing with make

When using the autotools build system and installing with make install how is it possible to avoid clobbering existing configuration files? I've defined a configuration file in a Makefile.am like so: ...
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How to uninstall omniORB 4.1.7 after installing from make?

I'd like to uninstall a copy of omniORB which I installed by running make install Any tips on how to do this operation? I tried make uninstall but the project does not have such a target. I ...
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Some questions compiling linux kernel with make-kpkg

I'm doing my first steps compiling the linux kernel and adding a new system call. I've managed to do it, but I still have some questions. For this task, I has set up a Virtual Machine guesting debian ...
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error while executing make commad in ubuntu terminal

While trying to install the som_pak-3.1-NAcMoS.tar.gz file, I've used the below commands: $ tar xvf som_pak-3.1-NAcMoS.tar.gz $ cd som_pak-3.1 $ cp makefile.unix makefile $ make $ cd .. $ ln -s ...
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What does “make install” do in the Makefile that comes with the kernel?

I'm trying to identify what does make install do with the kernel and what does the actual "install" of the kernel once it's been compiled means. The problem is I can't really identify the target ...
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Building Snapwm on FreeBSD (Problem of gcc and clang)?

According to FreeBSD, from version 10 they use Clang/LLVM instead of gcc. on the surface of it all things should perform as been before even better. but I have faced this reality more than I want to. ...
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Using a make rule to call another

I am writing a LaTeX project that I am using a makefile for. I have a clean function to clean the excess LaTeX files: .PHONY: clean clean: \rm *.aux *.blg *.out *.bbl *.log But in some cases I ...
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Fix for: /usr/lib/libnssutil3.so: undefined reference to `PL_ClearArenaPool'

Error occurs during attempt to make via: cc -m32 -s -o ford_check_password ford_check_pws.o wsl4_cookie_auth.o fds_auth.o -L. -L/ford/thishost/proj/dmadmin/ford/lib -lcrypto -lldap50 -lssldap50 ...
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Understanding a make file for making .ko files

I know the purpose of this make file; it is a driver’s Makefile, which would invoke the kernel’s build system from the kernel source. But Unable to understand what exactly is going on. # Makefile – ...
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How Can I Change the Default arguments to gcc When I run Make “filename”

Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong Stack. Every time I run make for a file without any Makefiles in the directory, make still works and compiles the source code but only with the arguments: gcc ...
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Trouble using `make gconfig` in ubuntu linux

I am trying to compile vanilla Linux kernel 3.12.14 downloaded from kernel.org. When I try make gconfig, it says: * Unable to find the GTK+ installation. Please make sure that * the GTK+ 2.0 ...
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fmem compile error with make

I am a beginner in the Linux world and I'm trying to figure out how to run the make command. I'm trying to make use of fmem (a tool found on the internet), and it is said that "make" must be run from ...
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How to build a custom kernel with localmodconfig that support hardware of multiple machines?

When configuring a server to run a single task, like an appliance, there might rise the need to build a custom kernel. For example to save disk space. Ubuntu Core 13.10 amd64 root filesystem is a ...
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How to install libevent tmux?

I've been trying to install libevent / ncurses / tmux into '$HOME/local', but am having an issue running .configure for tmux. What I am trying to do is install it as follows: TMUX_VERSION=1.8 ...
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makefile uses same receipe for multiple targets

i love this makefile but if i call 'all' or 'lab4' it will -o the name 'lab4' but build using the dbug receipe. if i call 'dbug' it will -o 'dbug' and use dbug receipe. what am i doing wrong? i stole ...
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Linux Debain Squeezy Distro: Weakerth4n, Kconfig && make issues

I am running the Weakerth4n linux operating system on my old dell d600 laptop I got at Defcon for $80 USD. Anyway I had a question about making certain programs (like Virtual Box) this may be as ...
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Poppler.h fatal error while installing Slider from git on Tanglu (Debian)

People! Trying to install little PDF presentation soft (https://github.com/TrilbyWhite/Slider). When trying to do "make" I get this: slider.h:9:21: fatal error: poppler.h: No such file or ...
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What do $@ and $< in a makefile mean?

I am seeing a makefile and it has the symbols $@ and $< in it. I have never seen them, and Google does not show any results about them. Do you know what these commands do?
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How do I change which version of Qt is used for qmake?

I feel like there should be a simple way of doing this, but my googlefu is failing so I'd really appreciate some info on how to switch (or even permanently change) which version of Qt is used when ...
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CMake Error “Cannot open options file specified with @”

I am having trouble OpenCV with the installation of OpenCV on my machine. I run Ubuntu 12.04. When I run the make command, the computer returns at some point this error: moc: Cannot open options ...
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Long gcc compile time

So far my compilations have either succeeded or failed but his time it just got stuck. I'm compiling gcc on a Linux Synology NAS. However, the compilation process has run for 3 days and I start to ...
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modules make: *** /lib/modules/3.7-trunk-amd64/build: No such file or directory

I need to install Kali Linux updates without Internet access on my laptop. I think I need to do this because I'm trying to install the WiFi driver but I get an error when I try to make: make ...
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Make error while installing wifi driver offline

I need to install Kali Linux updates without Internet access on my laptop. I think I need to do this because I'm trying to install the wifi driver but I get an error when I try to make: make ...
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Make error - installing wifi driver offline

I need to install Kali Linux updates without Internet access on my laptop. I think I need to do this because I'm trying to install the wifi driver but I get an error when I try to make: make ...
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RPM specfile for C/C++ project: how do I know how to fill in Requires and BuildRequires fields?

I have several C/C++ projects with sources and makefiles and I'm trying to pack them into rpms. Defining the dependencies for the created packages has become a problem for me. Concretely I need to ...
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/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldb while compiling iproute2

I am trying to compile iproute2-3-12-0 on Fedora 19, I have BerkeleyDB installed, the command ls -la /usr/lib/libdb* gives following results: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1847852 May 16 2013 ...
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How do I install GCC and make on a mac without administrator access or using Xcode?

I'd like to install gcc and make on my Macbook Air, but I don't have root access on it. I found this link through searching on google, but I have no idea how to set up the prefix's so that the actual ...
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CheckInstall on CentOS

I am attempting to make CheckInstall on a clean version of CentOS however I am having difficulty, I receive the following error: [root@host checkinstall-1.6.2]# make for file in ...
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Fedora make command broken, kernel mismatch

On a new Dell Inspiron 3521, I tried installing Linux. First try was Ubuntu, but couldn't get the WiFi working. After trying all sort of things and commands, some errors started to show. I then ...
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File (products) of a kernel cross compilation

When the kernel is cross compiled (example. make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi-), what are the newly created files and their meanings? I'm not looking for a detailed explanation of each ...
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In makefile when do we use .o files?

In the following make file, what is the significance of adding .o files instead of .c files? CC=gcc CFLAGS=-I. hellomake: hellomake.o hellofunc.o $(CC) -o hellomake hellomake.o hellofunc.o ...
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Compiling multiple C++ files with make

I made a makefile to help compile multiple C++ files, but it is giving me "command not found" errors. Could anyone help me to fix it? The errors I get: Make: line 1: main.out::command not found ...
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C Preprocessor (cpp) and cc1 issue

I've been trying to fix a problem related with cross (kernel) compilation which as given the following message: gcc: error trying to exec 'cc1': execvp: No such file or directory I found that this ...
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GCC error trying to exec 'cc1'

I was cross compiling a Linux kernel for my Raspberry Pi on a laptop (running debian 7) (followed the instructions here) but when I start compiling (make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${CCPREFIX}) I get the ...
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compiling PHP fails cause of libpcre

I'm trying to compile PHP myself as I want to use PHPBrew to switch between multiple versions of PHP. I already solved a ton of problems in the process, but with this particular one I can't get any ...
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Check last messages

I let a make command running last night when connected via SSH to a remote machine. Then had to close that SSH session, letting make run. How can I check the last printed messages on the console (to ...
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Error compiling FTDI VCP drivers: Cannot find version.h

driver installation fails of FTDI VCP driver during make install. Running ElementaryOS with kernel 3.11.0-14-generic make install awk: cannot open ...
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install-recursive Error while installing libLBFGS + cygwin

I am building binaries for CRFSuite in cygwin based on these instructions: In Linux environments, download the source package of libLBFGS, and build it. If you do not want to install libLBFGS into ...