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3. Compiling applications from sources
  


Makefile intro page 18 of 27


Makefiles are typically named makefile or Makefile. There will normally be one makefile in each directory that contains source files, in addition to one that sits in the main source directory. The autoconf-generated Makefiles contain instructions (officially called rules) that specify how to build certain targets, like the program you want to install. make figures out the order in which all the rules should run.


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