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after $make do i need to transfer to /usr/local/bin all files or just the executable?

rated 0 times [ 4] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 1100 / 2 Years ago, thu, august 4, 2022, 8:49:22

I know this is probably an ignorant question but I ve been always wondering:
after downloading and running make on a linux software (e.g. https://github.com/scapella/trimal) - do I need to copy to usr/local/bin the executables only or the executables and all the other files in that directory that were created after running make ?

How can I know that copying only the executable is enough? even if it is running, how can i know that it is running properly and it does not need to find the path of where I originally ran make
I am asking cause many times this is not clear...

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answered 2 Years ago barted · Accepted Answer

You only need to copy the executable files, to a location that is on your PATH such as /usr/local/bin/ or ~/bin/.

In general, software may install some or all of the following:

executables to a suitable bin/ directory

shared library files to a suitable lib/ directory

documentation to a man/ and or info/ directory

configuration files to etc/

other files to a share/ directory

In that case, the developers usually provide an install target (run as make install) to distribute files into the appropriate directories.

In the case of the trimal software, there does not appear to be anything to install apart from the three executable files trimal, readal, and statal and no install target is provided.