MAKE Problem - Command Not Found

[BigLinux]

Whenever I try to run MAKE, it never works.. it outputs the error

Command Not Found

Is there a way to fix this? Is MAKE an application that I have to install?

[WingedPanther]

Have you run ./configure first? Is make installed?

yes, make is a program, but it's usually installed already on linux systems.

[BigLinux]

./Configure should be executed once? or every time?

[WingedPanther]

It depends. Usually, once.

[ikonia]

what command is actually not found, is it "make" or one of the commands that make calls ?

Could you please past a little of the "not found" error please ?

What is the software you're trying to build ?
What is the distro/version of linux you're using ?