[Sunhelp] Makefile

[Jarrett Carver]

Normally makefiles don't come with packages, they come with source code. 
Packages are usually pre-compiled programs in package format that are 
installed either with the pkgadd command or possibly an install script that 
places the binaries and files where they need to go.

A source code distribution on the other hand is an uncompiled program. The 
Makefile provides information for the compiler on how to compile the 
program. Most source code distributions will have a README file and some an 
INSTALL file that will tell you how to "tweak" any settings in the makefile 
that should be tweaked.  Some source code even comes with a `configure` 
script that will make adjustments to the makefile for you.

I would'nt suggest editing the makefile unless you know what you are doing, 
there is a book by O'Reily about make, it is not as simple as edit this or 
that, it all depends on the code. I would suggest searching your 
distribution for a README or any documentation on compiling and installing 
the source code in question. Or even looking at the makefile to see if they 
comment "adjustable" variables.



----Original Message Follows----

Hi,
What exactly is a Makefile which comes along with the install packages? What
are the parameters in that, that I can tweak?
Regards,
Nabeel

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Jarrett Carver                                
http://www.geocities.com/solarboyz1
Unix/NT Systems Administrator	            solarboyz1 at hotmail.com
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