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Actually 99% of the Time this will install it to /usr/local

• fjarlq 11y ago
  I disagree. Many (probably most) makefiles conform to the GNU Coding Standards, which recommend declaring "all" to be the default make target. `make all` does not install; that's what `make install` is for. https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Standard-Targets.html https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Standard-Target...
  • coldtea 11y ago
    The idea of the original parent comment on Make is not about well conforming makefiles. The idea is that if one doesn't trust a random curl-ed install file, they shouldn't trust a downloaded makefile either -- and for the same reasons, yet tons of people complaint about the first, but have been using the latter for decades without complain...
• coldtea 11y ago
  The idea is that the Makefile (and maybe configure?) could just as well as a "curled" install script contain ANY command, even "sudo rm -rf /". It's not about where it will install it if it works fine.