I did the instalation, but I wanna know if I can remove source directory?

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From: "David E. Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] cleaning gcc-3.0.1 installation files


> >     Hi, I had compiled gcc-3.0.1 but the installation files get to much
spa=
> > ce from my little HardDisk. Somebody knows what directories I can delete
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> > thout problems? there is a make clean? I can delete the source directory
?
>
> I seem to recall there is a makefile option that deletes the unneeded
files
> between builds. Building gcc takes a lot of space - you need the object
> files and executables for several compile passes because you start with
the
> source, then compile that, then compile that again using the compiler you
> built in the previous step, etc.
>
> My current 2.95.3 is just a little bit shy af 200 megs. That's probably
> a full build - I didn't do a make clean.
>
> Most makefiles in packages offer a make clean, and you can usually use
that
> to save some space. But you can't use it prior to the make install just as
> a way to save space, obviously, because it erases the stuff you built and
you
> get to start over. :)
>
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