Could I safely remove the build subdirectory after having compiled a program from sources?











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When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;




$ git clone < git url of the software >

$ mkdir build; cd build

$ cmake-gui ..

=> click on "configure" within cmake-gui

=> configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)

=> click on "generate" within cmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;

$ make -j4

$ sudo checkinstall




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I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?

And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?



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Removing sources after building from them






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    When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;




    $ git clone < git url of the software >

    $ mkdir build; cd build

    $ cmake-gui ..

    => click on "configure" within cmake-gui

    => configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)

    => click on "generate" within cmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;

    $ make -j4

    $ sudo checkinstall




    Questions:



    I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?

    And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?



    Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
    Removing sources after building from them






    software-installation compiling software-sources







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      When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;




      $ git clone < git url of the software >

      $ mkdir build; cd build

      $ cmake-gui ..

      => click on "configure" within cmake-gui

      => configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)

      => click on "generate" within cmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;

      $ make -j4

      $ sudo checkinstall




      Questions:



      I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?

      And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?



      Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
      Removing sources after building from them






      software-installation compiling software-sources







      share|improve this question













      Description:



      When I compile a software from sources, I usually do it in the /opt folder (don't ask my why, I don't know) by running these commands;




      $ git clone < git url of the software >

      $ mkdir build; cd build

      $ cmake-gui ..

      => click on "configure" within cmake-gui

      => configure some paths or options (this may take some time and be tricky until I debugged all dependencies...)

      => click on "generate" within cmake-gui, then when everything worked fine;

      $ make -j4

      $ sudo checkinstall




      Questions:



      I really like to keep the cloned sources if I later want to pull the new commits, but I wonder if I can safely remove the build/ sub-directory (which is using a lot of disk space sometimes)? Why?

      And if yes, how could I keep a trace of all the options I tweaked within cmake-gui?



      Related question (why to use checkinstall instead of make install):
      Removing sources after building from them






      software-installation compiling software-sources




      software-installation compiling software-sources






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