You can compile the software you want to run on Zeta your self
from source. The utility you use is called make, and is run
from the Terminal. make isn't
the compiler, but rather a tool that manages the compilation. make
calls the GNU C compiler (gcc), to compile the source code.
The process of going from source code to executable applications
has become pretty standardized. In the Terminal navigate to the
folder containing the sources with cd. Then write:
./configure
make
make install
make clean
With these few commands, you can build and install most software
that you find the sources to.
Configure will prepare your Makefile for the compilation.
An advantage with make is that it doesn't compile the sources
when there is an exisiting program that is newer than the code.
The make install step uses instructions in the Makefile
to install the application into the directory from which you want
it to run. The clean make will remove object files, that
are intermediate files in the compilation of more complex applications.
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