How to Install GNU Make on NetBSD

If you want to install GNU Make on your NetBSD system, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal on your NetBSD system.

  2. Install the necessary tools if you haven't already. Type the following command:

$ pkgin update
$ pkgin install gcc make

The gcc package will install the GNU Compiler Collection that is needed to compile Make, while make provides the default NetBSD make utility.

  1. Download the latest source code for GNU Make. You can download the source from the official GNU Make website at http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/ or use the following command:
$ ftp http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-<VERSION>.tar.gz

Make sure to replace <VERSION> with the version of Make you want to install.

  1. Extract the source code. Type the following command to extract the downloaded archive:
$ tar -xzf make-<VERSION>.tar.gz
  1. Change to the extracted directory. Type the following command:
$ cd make-<VERSION>
  1. Build GNU Make from source code. Type the following command:
$ ./configure
$ make
  1. Install GNU Make. Type the following command:
$ su
$ make install

This will install GNU Make to /usr/local/bin/make.

  1. Verify the installation. Type the following command:
$ make -v

This should display the version of GNU Make you have just installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed GNU Make on your NetBSD system.