8.65. Make-4.4

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# 8.65. Make-4.4

The Make package contains a program for controlling the generation of executables and other non-source files of a package from source files.

Approximate build time: 0.5 SBU
Required disk space: 13 MB

## 8.65.1. Installation of Make

First, fix some issues identified upstream:

    sed -e '/ifdef SIGPIPE/,+2 d' \
        -e '/undef  FATAL_SIG/i FATAL_SIG (SIGPIPE);' \
        -i src/main.c

Prepare Make for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

To test the results, issue:

    make check

Install the package:

    make install

## 8.65.2. Contents of Make

Installed program: make

### Short Descriptions

make | Automatically determines which pieces of a package need to be (re)compiled and then issues the relevant commands

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