Knowledge Point: Compiling open source code

After the source code is downloaded, the basic steps:

1, execute./configure

Some parameters should be added later, including Cc\host\prefix and so on;

2, after execution, will generate makefile file;

perform make to compile;

3, perform the make install for installation to the specified location.

Reference:

Http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2011-02/32211.htm

http://blog.csdn.net/luckywang1103/article/details/18674231

The./configure is used to detect the target characteristics of your installation platform. For example, it detects if you have CC or GCC, does not need CC or GCC, it is a shell script.

Make is used to compile, it reads the instruction from the makefile, and then compiles.
The make install is used to install, and it also reads instructions from makefile and installs to the specified location.

Knowledge Point: Compiling open source code