Top "Configure" questions

A Configure script is an executable script designed to aid in developing a program to be run on a wide number of different computers.

How to add include and lib paths to configure/make cycle?

I need a place to install libraries in a linux box I have no su access to. I'm using ~/local[/…

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MIME types missing in IIS 7 for ASP.NET - 404.17

When getting a newly configured Windows 7 box, I noticed that ASP.NET was turned off by default. So was classical …

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Linux configure/make, --prefix?

Bear with me, this one's not very easy to explain... I'm trying to configure, make and make install Xfce into …

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"Logging out" of phpMyAdmin?

The error that I get on phpMyAdmin is the following The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured, some extended …

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Append compile flags to CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS while configuration/make

The project that I am trying to build has default flags CFLAGS = -Wall -g -O2 CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 I need …

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DESTDIR and PREFIX of make

I am trying to make software install to a specific directory. I found several ways, but not sure what are …

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What's the difference of "./configure" option "--build", "--host" and "--target"?

The script ./configure accepts 3 options --build, --host and --target. I'm confusing their roles. What's the difference and semantics of them?

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What are various options / arguments for "./configure" in Linux

I have seen that while installing new software in Linux, I always have to use first configure it. But sometimes …

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Build 32bit on 64 bit Linux using an automake configure script?

I'm using a 64bit system but want a set of 32bit binaries. What options must I pass to a configure …

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Why always ./configure; make; make install; as 3 separate steps?

Every time you compile something from source, you go through the same 3 steps: $ ./configure $ make $ make install I understand, that …

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