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mand to verify that the build process for
make
was successful. This command will show a long
list of tests and the output is truncated to save space.
[root@conformix make-3.79.1]# ./make check
Making check in i18n
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/make-3.79.1/i18n'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/make-3.79.1/i18n'
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/make-3.79.1'
/opt/make-3.79.1/./make check-local
make[2]: Entering directory `/opt/make-3.79.1'
cd tests && perl ./run_make_tests.pl -make ../make
--------------------------------------------------------
Running tests for GNU make on Linux conformix.net 2.4.2-2
i686
GNU Make version 3.79.1
--------------------------------------------------------
Clearing work...
Finding tests...
features/comments ............................. ok
features/conditionals ......................... ok
features/default_names ........................ ok
features/double_colon.......................... ok
features/echoing .............................. ok
features/errors ............................... ok
features/escape ............................... ok
features/include .............................. ok
If these tests are successful, you have created the latest and greatest
make
utility. If some
of the tests fail, it is an indication that some of the features are missing from this build of
make
.
4.7.2Installation
You can install the newly created
make
utility using the following command.
make install
The command should be executed in the same directory in which you did the build pro-
cess.
4.8References and Resources
1.
GNU Make, Richard M. Stallman and Ronald McGrath, Free Software Foundation,
ISBN:1-8822114-80-9. It is also available on many websites in Postscript form.
2.
GNU make web site at http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html
3.
GNU make manual at http://www.gnu.org/manual/make/index.html