Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 00:27:41 -0500 From: Scott Corey <Scott@bsdprophet.org> To: leegold <leegold@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help me understand: make, also file locks Message-ID: <3BB015CD.7E6381CF@bsdprophet.org> References: <001701c14580$6ab3e730$0201a8c0@shavedham>
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Okay, Make is a program designed to simplify the maintenance of other programs. Your best bet on all the nitty gritty on make is the "Make -a Tutorial" at: http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/Tutor/Make/index.html Scott leegold wrote: > > Coming from the ms world, i always installed programs > by pressing a button. i suppose the programs were in binary form. > With freebsd I often see the make command associated w/installing. > if someone could just briefly explain make, make install, and make clean? > > Some apllications need a file lock dir. what is this for? > > Thanks > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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