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 install software with make install or sudo make install, different files are placed in different directories. Executables that provide commands the user is intended to run usually go in …

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 …

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 …

Feb 4, 2017 · I am attempting to compile the program Goozzee, which seems the only program of its niche type (personal desktop knowledge base using topic maps), so I'm pretty invested in getting it …

Jun 13, 2020 · Update Error: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem Ask Question Asked 5 years, 5 months ago Modified 1 year, 10 months ago

Aug 9, 2014 · It completely depends on the configure script. If the configure script was generated by autoconf, then the "correct" way to ensure that /usr/local/lib and /usr/local/include are used in the …

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

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 …

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: …