Hi Sir/Mam, I installed the gcc and other softwares wlth .tar extension. We have to do a step by step procedure while installing the sofware which have .tar extension. 1) First, we have to unzip the file and give ./configure 2) Second, we have to give make 3) Third, we logon to root and give make install. My question is, why we are doing the above steps sequentially and what is actually happend at the each and every steps(configure,make,make install). What is the objective of Configure, Make, Make Install? I request u to give elloborate explanation, because i m new to Linux. Waiting for ur valuable reply. Thanks and Regards, Karthikeyan.R -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/What-is-the-objective-of-Configure%2C-Make%2C-Make-Install--tp21813162p21813162.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.