Information about the package, make, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The make package is designed for, A GNU tool which simplifies the build process for users.
Package Name:
make
Summary:
A GNU tool which simplifies the build process for users
Description:
A GNU tool for controlling the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files. Make allows users to build and install packages without any significant knowledge about the details of the build process. The details about how the program should be built are provided for make in the program's makefile.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.81
Release:
23.el6
Size:
1.0 M
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the make package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install make
This command will install make on the server.
yum remove make
This command will un-install make on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove make, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove make
This command will un-install make on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove make when using the -y flag.
yum update make
This command will update make to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove make, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update make
This command will update make to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove make when using the -y flag.
yum info make
This command will show you core information about the make package.
yum deplist make
This command will show you the dependencies for make. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update make
This command will check if there is an update waiting on make. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.