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Alternative make Arguments
There are several other make arguments that you can pass at compile time. While some
of these will be discussed here, the remainder are used internally within the file and
really have no bearing or use for the end user. (Of course, new functions may have been
added, so be sure to check the Makefile for other options.)
Let’s take a look at some useful make arguments.

make clean
The make clean command is used to remove the compiled binaries from within the
source directory. This command should be run before you attempt to recompile or, if
space is an issue, if you would like to clean up the files.

make distclean
The make distclean command is used to remove the compiled binaries and to clean
the source directory back to its original state after being extracted from the compressed
archive.

make update
The make update command is used to update the existing code from the Digium SVN
server. If you downloaded the source code from the FTP server, you will receive a notice
stating so.

make webvmail
The Asterisk Web Voicemail script is used to give a graphical interface to your voicemail
account, allowing you to manage and interact with your voicemail remotely from a web
browser.
When you run the make webvmail command, the Asterisk Web Voicemail script will be
placed into the cgi-bin/ directory of your HTTP daemon. If you have specific policies
with respect to security, be aware that it uses a setuid root Perl script. This command
will install only on a CentOS or Fedora box, as other distributions may have different
paths to their cgi-bin/ directories. (This, of course, can be changed by editing the
HTTP_CFGDIR variable in the Makefile at line 133 at the time of this writing.)

make progdocs

The make progdocs command will create documentation using the doxygen software
from comments placed within the source code by the developers. You must have the
appropriate doxygen software installed on your system in order for this to work. Note
that doxygen assumes that the source code is well documented, which, sadly, is not
always the case, although much work was published since the first edition of this book!
The information contained within the doxygen system will be useful only to developers.

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