What files did `make install` copy, and where?

Question

Is there a way to get a list of filenames/paths that make install copies to the filesystem? Some packages come with a MANIFEST file, but not the ones that I am

Answer 1

1. Take a snapshot of the contents of the install location before installing
2. Install
3. Compare the current contents with the old contents.

Example:

./configure --prefix /usr/local
make -j`nproc`

find /usr/local | sort -u > /tmp/snapshot1
make install
find /usr/local | sort -u > /tmp/snapshot2
comm -3 /tmp/snapshot{1,2} # this prints the files added by `make install` to stdout