Creating Makefiles in Linux for installing programs

[uniquerockrz]

I have written a console program in C named main.c.

I want to turn it into an application, so that using a Makefile and 'make' and 'make install' commands one is able to install that in his/her computer.

Any ideas how to do that? I have searched tutorials for making the Makefile but they just tell me the way to compile the source files, not "install" them.

PS, I use Fedora 15 and Code::Blocks Ide, if that is of any help.

PPS : I have seen that copying the executable produced by gcc to /usr/bin directory does has the same result as installing. Is that what 'make install' command does?

[JAMES_911]

• Read the README file and other applicable docs.
• Run xmkmf -a, or the INSTALL or configure script.
• Check the Makefile.
• If necessary, run make clean, make Makefiles, make includes, and make depend.
• Run make.
• Check file permissions.
• If necessary, run make install.

More information can be found here.