Need exact instructions to use makefiles

slanton · **Joined:** Nov 01, 2016 **Posts:** 3

I understand ./configure
make
make install
but where do I go type these instructions at?
Just learning so I need baby instructions lol
I thought it was from cmd but that isn't right

Rashid · **Joined:** Dec 29, 2015 **Posts:** 223

I am also a Linux user and my flavour is Ubuntu. These commands are executed through terminal. In Ubuntu 14.04 short cut for terminal is ctrl+Alt+T. But you need to be in that paritcular foder for execution of these commands. Easiest way for opening terminal in a particular folder is through 'Nautilus'. I know only this much.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16164

Are you using Windows or Linux?

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2613

slanton wrote:

I understand ./configure
make
make install
but where do I go type these instructions at?
Just learning so I need baby instructions lol
I thought it was from cmd but that isn't right

..I thought it was from cmd but that isn't right

"cmd" looks horribly like Windoze, over to Rod.

But really more detail is needed, What are you trying to compile. Gimp? or a plugin?
The code for some plugins is so old that compiling might not be possible without rewriting the code.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

slanton wrote:

I understand ./configure
make
make install
but where do I go type these instructions at?
Just learning so I need baby instructions lol
I thought it was from cmd but that isn't right

If you are on windows, you need some more stuff that makes your Windows more Unix-like (adds to it plenty of Unix shell commands that are used in program builds). Usually, either MSYS or MINGW.