A developer is building a large project and encounters a compile error in a third-party library that is a dependency. The error is due to a known bug in the library's source. The developer needs to proceed with the build. Which approach is the most appropriate?

Use make -k to skip the failing target.

Patch the library source and rebuild it.

Disable the library in the configure script.

Set CFLAGS to suppress warnings.

A developer needs to build a custom version of a network monitoring tool from source on a minimal server. The configure script fails with 'error: libpcap not found', but the libpcap runtime library is already installed. Which action should the developer take to resolve the build failure?

Copy the libpcap.so file into the source directory.

Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the directory containing libpcap.

Install the libpcap development package (e.g., libpcap-dev).

Run configure with --disable-libpcap to skip the dependency.

A developer is building a large application from source. The configure script completed successfully, but make fails with an error about a missing header file 'zlib.h'. Which action should the developer take?

Use configure --without-zlib to disable the feature.

Set CFLAGS to include the directory where zlib.h might be.

Install the zlib development package (e.g., zlib1g-dev).

Run make clean and then make again.

LPI LPIC-2:Linux Engineer (201-450)

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206.1 Make and Install Programs from Source (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 6)

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Questions 26–30

26application · medium
A developer is trying to build a project that uses autotools. The configure script is missing from the source directory, but the file 'configure.ac' is present. Which tool should be run first to generate the configure script?
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27application · medium
An administrator is installing a program from source and wants to avoid overwriting files that are managed by the distribution's package manager. They plan to use a custom prefix. Which configure option should they use?
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28expert · hard
A developer is building a large project and encounters a compile error in a third-party library that is a dependency. The error is due to a known bug in the library's source. The developer needs to proceed with the build. Which approach is the most appropriate?
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29application · medium
A developer needs to build a custom version of a network monitoring tool from source on a minimal server. The configure script fails with 'error: libpcap not found', but the libpcap runtime library is already installed. Which action should the developer take to resolve the build failure?
Select an answer first
30application · medium
A developer is building a large application from source. The configure script completed successfully, but make fails with an error about a missing header file 'zlib.h'. Which action should the developer take?
Select an answer first

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206.1 Make and Install Programs from Source (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

A developer is trying to build a project that uses autotools. The configure script is missing from the source directory, but the file 'configure.ac' is present. Which tool should be run first to generate the configure script?

An administrator is installing a program from source and wants to avoid overwriting files that are managed by the distribution's package manager. They plan to use a custom prefix. Which configure option should they use?

A developer is building a large project and encounters a compile error in a third-party library that is a dependency. The error is due to a known bug in the library's source. The developer needs to proceed with the build. Which approach is the most appropriate?

A developer needs to build a custom version of a network monitoring tool from source on a minimal server. The configure script fails with 'error: libpcap not found', but the libpcap runtime library is already installed. Which action should the developer take to resolve the build failure?

A developer is building a large application from source. The configure script completed successfully, but make fails with an error about a missing header file 'zlib.h'. Which action should the developer take?

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