i want to learn how to build my own programs from source. please point me to a good tutorial on how to do so. thanks! 
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Re: Compiling/Building own programs
My experience has been that when I download a source tarball and unpack it, it contains ample information to compile it. Check out the README and INSTALL files.
Typically it involves:
Code:./configure make sudo make install
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Re: Compiling/Building own programs
Good one:
Installing Software in Ubuntu
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware.php
(--> 4. Installing from source)Before you edit, BACKUP !
Why there are dead links ?
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Re: Compiling/Building own programs
thanks for the help! i was able to compile Kopete 0.12.1. i used only the basic configuration, though. (just ran configure and then built).Comment
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