[SOLVED] Is there a standard location for downloading source code?

sneakyimp · 02-18-2011, 04:14 PM

I'm about to recompile PHP from source and was planning to download the source code to my Ubuntu machine. Is there a standard place where all the source code goes? I know that PHP has many dependencies and would like to hopefully put it in the right place so as to satisfy as many as possible.

MS3FGX · 02-18-2011, 04:28 PM

Well, /usr/src seems to be the historically accepted location, but many people also do /home/src.

Though it really doesn't matter at all (beyond, perhaps, permissions issues with building in /usr), and certainly has no effect on dependencies.

sneakyimp · 02-18-2011, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the info. I was imagining that all the apt-get install I do would result in source being stored in some consistent location, but I've looked around for source code and it seems like apt-get install cleans up after itself pretty tidily.

I think I'll use /usr/src and try to be consistent. Hopefully that will make dependency hell a bit less hellish.

jcalzare · 02-18-2011, 06:05 PM

I also use /usr/src, this is pretty standard. If you are having dependency problems, look to apt-get install a development version of the package related to the software in question. If your make fails with missing python.h, go install python-dev with apt-get, and it will probably sort you out.

sneakyimp · 02-18-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jcalzare

I also use /usr/src, this is pretty standard. If you are having dependency problems, look to apt-get install a development version of the package related to the software in question. If your make fails with missing python.h, go install python-dev with apt-get, and it will probably sort you out.

I'm definitely familiar with "apt-get install". I'm trying to get my system configured so I can continue working on the PECL extension AMFEXT so apt-get doesn't help me in this case. I'll be compiling from source.

jcalzare · 02-18-2011, 06:19 PM

Yes, I understand that. I was referring to resolving dependency issues where you get errors during your compile like:

could not find libwhatever.so
something.h not installed

sneakyimp · 02-18-2011, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcalzare

Yes, I understand that. I was referring to resolving dependency issues where you get errors during your compile like:

could not find libwhatever.so
something.h not installed

ahhhhh....i gotcha. Like if PHP compile complains about "can't find mcrypt" or something, i try apt-get install mcrypt or something. Thanks for the hint.