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Need explanations about compiling (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, I'm a bit new to advanced linux and programming stuffs... Can someone explain me why compiling exists and what this process does and how to do it in the principals situations (I've heard that you can use the "makepkg" command). Thx to everyone who replied.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

humm.. ok, and for example when you have the binaries of a file you have to compile it a last time, no? That's my experience with aur, when you get the bin, you have to makepkg a other time

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In that case makepkg isn't compiling anything, it's just packaging the existing binaries so that they can be more easily installed and recognized by your package manager.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

like linking all the files and make a clean package? So makepkg does everything from the start to end of the compiling process

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, basically. makepkg automates the process of creating an Arch package, and while usually that involves compiling source code, sometimes it just means converting proprietary software that has already been compiled into a different format.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

thx 🙏

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Arch Linux makepkg is a bash script with description

make packages compatible for use with pacman

Some packages of AUR are not about compiling but fetching the binary (sometimes converting it from deb) and then prepare it for you so you can install it. So when you use AUR to install a binary package instead of compiling there is really no compiling involved afair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

ohhh okay, thank you for your explanation!