Could I safely remove the build subdirectory after having compiled a program from sources?
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When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;
$ git clone < git url of the software >
$ mkdir build; cd build
$ cmake-gui ..
=> click on "configure" withincmake-gui
=> configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)
=> click on "generate" withincmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;
$ make -j4
$ sudo checkinstall
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I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?
And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?
Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
Removing sources after building from them
software-installation compiling software-sources
asked Nov 26 at 14:32
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When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;
$ git clone < git url of the software >
$ mkdir build; cd build
$ cmake-gui ..
=> click on "configure" withincmake-gui
=> configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)
=> click on "generate" withincmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;
$ make -j4
$ sudo checkinstall
Questions:
I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?
And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?
Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
Removing sources after building from them
software-installation compiling software-sources
asked Nov 26 at 14:32
s.k
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up vote
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Description:
When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;
$ git clone < git url of the software >
$ mkdir build; cd build
$ cmake-gui ..
=> click on "configure" withincmake-gui
=> configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)
=> click on "generate" withincmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;
$ make -j4
$ sudo checkinstall
Questions:
I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?
And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?
Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
Removing sources after building from them
software-installation compiling software-sources
asked Nov 26 at 14:32
s.k
14619
Description:
When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;
$ git clone < git url of the software >
$ mkdir build; cd build
$ cmake-gui ..
=> click on "configure" withincmake-gui
=> configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)
=> click on "generate" withincmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;
$ make -j4
$ sudo checkinstall
Questions:
I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?
And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?
Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
Removing sources after building from them
software-installation compiling software-sources
software-installation compiling software-sources
asked Nov 26 at 14:32
s.k
14619
asked Nov 26 at 14:32
s.k
14619
asked Nov 26 at 14:32
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asked Nov 26 at 14:32
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asked Nov 26 at 14:32
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