Apache compilation problems

[wiz]

hmm i find that risky actually or maybe i'm just very paranoid.. i simply move the folder to desktop.. then ./configure, make and (make test at times) then sudo make install. as far as possible i refrain from sudo or su, anything root actually.

[michaelsanford]

To be honest, yes you're paranoid :P j/k

If you download and verify (with MD5 or GPG/PGP signatures) and it's from a reputable mirror (like apache.org for example) you can be relatively sure the app won't do anything malicious.