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INSTALL
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INSTALL
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Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software
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Foundation, Inc.
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Installation Instructions
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*************************
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Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Free
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Software Foundation, Inc.
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This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
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unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
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Compilers and Options
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=====================
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Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that
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the `configure' script does not know about. Run `./configure --help'
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for details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
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Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that the
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`configure' script does not know about. Run `./configure --help' for
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details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
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You can give `configure' initial values for configuration parameters
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by setting variables in the command line or in the environment. Here
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By default, `make install' will install the package's files in
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`/usr/local/bin', `/usr/local/man', etc. You can specify an
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installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving `configure' the
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option `--prefix=PATH'.
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option `--prefix=PREFIX'.
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You can specify separate installation prefixes for
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architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files. If you
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give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PATH', the package will use
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PATH as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
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give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PREFIX', the package will
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use PREFIX as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
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Documentation and other data files will still use the regular prefix.
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In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give
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options like `--bindir=PATH' to specify different values for particular
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options like `--bindir=DIR' to specify different values for particular
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kinds of files. Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
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you can set and what kinds of files go in them.
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Specifying the System Type
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==========================
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There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out
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automatically, but needs to determine by the type of machine the package
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will run on. Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the
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_same_ architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints
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a message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
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There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out automatically,
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but needs to determine by the type of machine the package will run on.
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Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the _same_
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architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints a
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message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
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`--build=TYPE' option. TYPE can either be a short name for the system
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type, such as `sun4', or a canonical name which has the form:
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Sharing Defaults
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If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share,
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you can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives
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default values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
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If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share, you
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can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives default
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values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
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`configure' looks for `PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
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`PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists. Or, you can set the
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`CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
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./configure CC=/usr/local2/bin/gcc
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will cause the specified gcc to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
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overridden in the site shell script).
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causes the specified `gcc' to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
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overridden in the site shell script). Here is a another example:
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/bin/bash ./configure CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash
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Here the `CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash' operand causes subsequent
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configuration-related scripts to be executed by `/bin/bash'.
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`configure' Invocation
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======================
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`configure' recognizes the following options to control how it
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operates.
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`configure' recognizes the following options to control how it operates.
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`--help'
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`-h'
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