I ran the makefile. Now what do I do?

**Rituparna** · 06-25-2009

I am trying to install the program "r8s" on my RHEL5. I ran the makefile and it gave me the following output:

Code:

[Ritu@localhost src]$ make
make: `r8s' is up to date.

Does this mean I successfully compiled the program? If so, how do I then install it?

This is what I have tried, as root:

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.

**vickey_20** · 06-25-2009

the standard procedure for install software in linux is

Code:

./configure 
make
make install

But might differ

, try the above codes in a sequence and if you still dont get it then read the installation notes to screw your self.

**Rubberman** · 06-26-2009

If there is no install target in the make file, then you will need to copy the executable somewhere such as /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin so others can access it.

**vickey_20** · 06-26-2009

Originally Posted by Rubberman

If there is no install target in the make file, then you will need to copy the executable somewhere such as /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin so others can access it.

But how will you directly get an executable??

**Rubberman** · 06-26-2009

The executable in this case is the 'r8s' file that make says is already built. He needs to find it in the build directories and copy it to /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin (preferred in such cases) as root, or sudoed. Example:

Code:

sudo cp src/r8s /usr/local/bin
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/r8s

This is assuming that r8s is an executable file, of course.

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