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Operating Systems Linux SuSE How do I compile source undfer Suse Linux? Post 302074014 by Mark Ward on Friday 19th of May 2006 08:49:55 AM

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How do I compile source undfer Suse Linux?

I've been usuing Suse 9.1 & 10 on 2 different machines for a while and have so far relied on ready compiled versions of programs in RPMs in order to install them.

I'm unclear what is envolved in compiling from the source code myself. I did a general google on the topic and found some unclear information that listed a mass of files I'd need to add to my systems and some vague intructions.

I've been considering a number of applications (including Zone-Minder) that I would like to run under Suse, but there are not compiled versions of the latest revisions available.

Could someone shed some light on the process "work-flow" of compiling for me please? Any link to a "How-To" would be appreciated. I'm sure I'll be able to do it, I just can't seem to work out what I should be doing.

Is there a rpm with all the necessary files I'll need to add to my systems?

Many thanks,

Mark.

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netscript-compile

NET-COMPILE(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    NET-COMPILE(8)

NAME

       netscript-compile - netscript ipfilter-defs compile back end.

SYNOPSIS

       netcript-compile [ -fhq ] [ -b max-backup-level ]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the netscript-compile command from the netscript router/firewall network configuration package.

       This  command is the back end to the netscript compile command documented in netscript(8) manpage.  See ipfilter-defs(5) for the details on
       the definitions files in /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs.

       By default it checks to see if the relevant files in the /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs directory have been updated by comparing their  modi-
       fication  times to that of /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs.conf, and if updating is needed, it recompiles and re-creates the file.	Up to max-
       backup-levels of history are kept of previously compiled /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs.conf files, with a  numeric  extention  in  order	of
       increasing age.

OPTIONS

       -b max-backup-level
	      Sets  the  maximum  level  of  backups  kept  of	previously  compiled files.  This defaults to 2 (see /etc/netscript/netscript-com-
	      pile.conf), and it is also used by the netscript(8) compile command.

       -f     Force compile even though compile file is up to date with definitions.  The testing depends on the modification times of the defini-
	      tion file inodes in the file system.

       -h
	      Show a summary of options.

       -q     Quiet compile.  This option suppresses informational progress messages.

FILES

       /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs.conf,
       /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs-compiled.conf,
       /etc/netscript/ipfilter-defs directory.

SEE ALSO

       ipfilter-defs(5), netscript(8).

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Matthew Grant <grantma@anathoth.gen.nz>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

BUGS

       I wrote this manpage when I was not half asleep...

								  March 25, 2003						    NET-COMPILE(8)