A workflow for compiling software in Linux
autoreconf --install
./configure
make
make check
sudo checkinstall
sudo make install
In most instances autoreconfig will not be required.
requires the following to be installed:
gcc
make
autoconfig
checkinstall
Please note you may need to change permissions of the checkinstall .deb package after compile time.
[Updated Oct 15, 2017]
Additionally:
Running ldconfig after will reload any .so libraries you may have generated. Simply type:
sudo ldconfig -v
Some variations have been noted such as use of auto tools and cmake. For example:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../
make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
