Re: make and package manager

At Mon, 25 May 2026 11:27:17 -0600 William Torrez Corea <[email protected]> wrote:

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> What's the difference between *packaging* and *make*?

Make is a program the "makes" a program (or something).  This is generally 
done using a makefile (typically named Makefile), that contains rules (or 
recipies) detailing how to build each part (object file, library, executable, 
or whatever), listing what that part needs and the steps to build it.

Packaging is creating a "package", which is some sort of file containing a 
collection of files needed to "install" a program (or some other "thing") for 
use.

Make can be used to create a package, But that is not the main thing make 
does or is used for.

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> With kindest regards, William.
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> *Larry Wall invented a messy programming language -- and changed the face
> of the Web*
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