is it a error , have I successfully installed

[haeman]

when I run "make" to compile a source , it pop the below messages , is it mean the make process is not work ? if yes , how to fix it ? thx


#make
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
<=== src/os/unix
===> src/ap
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
<=== src/ap

Then run :
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#make install
make: Nothing to be done for `install'.

[Matti_Kurkela]

The output from your "make" command looks like the compilation process is going through several directories, and some of the directories are already up to date, i.e. there is nothing that needs to be compiled or otherwise refreshed at the moment. So it may not be an error, just an informational message.

If the "make: Nothing to be done for 'install'" is the *only* output of the "make install" command, it probably means that the "make install" target is defined as an empty target in the configuration file of the make tool (usually named "Makefile" or "makefile").

How to fix it:
Read the installation instructions of the source package. Maybe "make install" is not the correct way to install this software.

Seriously, it is very difficult to determine the problem with this small amount of information. What's the name and version of the software you're trying to install?

MK