What does ./configure do? Why make then make install? How does it know where libs are? ( they are all there and loaded but it cant find them.) Why need libs if compiler is supposed to compile?

Mar 11, 2017 · When you run ./configure --prefix= directory, you are indicating that the software should be installed under the directory directory. But this rarely, if ever, places loose files in directory.

Feb 27, 2015 · 4 ./configure runs a script named "configure" in the current directory. make runs the program "make" in your path, and make install runs it again with the argument "install". Generally, the …

The 'configure' command is NOT a standard Linux/UNIX command. configure is a script that is generally provided with the source of most standardized type Linux packages and contains code that will …

I would like ./configure to link to a library and some include files. My library is stored in /home/foo/sw/lib/ and my files are stored in /home/foo/sw/include. ./configure --help throws out the

Jul 21, 2014 · Run the command it tells you to sudo dpkg --configure -a and it should be able to correct itself. If it doesn't try running sudo apt-get install -f (to fix broken packages) and then try running sudo …

Jun 18, 2025 · Since the comment provided by erihanse was not listed as an actual solution, and it did work for me, I am formally listing it here. sudo sh -c 'cd /bin && mv -f systemd-sysusers systemd …

Feb 26, 2015 · I'm trying to install a Debian package from source (via git). I downloaded the package, changed to the package’s directory and ran ./configure command but it returned bash: ./configure: …

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Sep 17, 2021 · Note that in most cases it would be unusual to specify that many paths as flags; instead, I would expect to find --with options to tell the configure script where to find various dependencies.