Difference ./build php n and ./build php

[ericovk]

Just curious. Does anybody knows what the difference is between:

./build php n

and

./build php

 

[nicknone]

both are used in same way just difference in its way of using

 

[Richard G]

As far as I remember (please correct me if I'm wrong), it builds php the same way, only with "php n" if there would be any questions during compile it would answer "no" automatically.

 

[BBM]

There's also;

./build php d

which, I recall builds php with default values and no questions asked.

 

[Richard G]

I got curious and looked it up, the explanation is visible when you just execute the ./build command in the custombuild directory.

You can pass a 2nd argument to automate the input:
./build <option> d : do the default action
./build <option> y : answer yes to all questions
./build <option> n : answer no to all questions

 

[Erulezz]

What is the recommended usage? I always use ./build php n but sometimes i see people advising ./build php d. Is the n option answering no to the php make test functionality?

 

[Richard G]

Normally I see recommendations to do ./build php n, however, I always just do ./build php and never encountered any questions.
I like it better that way, so if any questions asked, I can see what exactly is asked and based on that decide what to do with it. But as said, in 7 years of using Directadmin I don't recall having had any questions ever when doing just ./build php.

 

[Erulezz]

That is indeed a good idea! I will do that next from now on