Subj : Installing binkd on Linux
To   : Martin Foster
From : Vince Coen
Date : Mon Feb 19 2018 06:19 pm

Hello Martin!

Monday February 19 2018 09:32, you wrote to All:

 > I want to install binkd in /usr/bin

Why ?

/usr/bin and likewise sbin should be used for the *nix system executables.

Check if /usr/local/bin exists and if not create it as root with group and
other settings as r-x (use chmod [-R]).



 > I do this:

 > ./configure --prefix=/usr/bin

Here check the other settings for prefixes there usually is more than one such
as :

Installation directories:
  --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
                          [/opt/mbse]
  --exec-prefix=EPREFIX   install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
                          [PREFIX]

So you would set --prefix to /usr/local

and the make should then use ${PREFIX}/bin


 > make (as user)

 > make install (as root)

 > I look in /usr/bin but I don't see it and the reason why I don't see
 > it is because it's been installed in /usr/bin/sbin - Huh?!

 > Maybe I did something wrong?

Yep.


Vince

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