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| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2011-03-20 16:58:23 -0700 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2011-03-20 16:58:23 -0700 |
| commit | 66b874939b5acd59c76fa53373f2e41871ec1fef (patch) | |
| tree | 2068f1af187f95a85ac0c7730c7b611b9d4ad8c1 /INSTALL.BZR | |
| parent | 1fe275ee28e8a37fdbbd6d6cf75f1b15b9674b4b (diff) | |
| download | emacs-66b874939b5acd59c76fa53373f2e41871ec1fef.tar.gz | |
(Re)move autotools generated files from the repository.
Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2011-03/msg00225.html
* autogen/: New directory, to be excluded from releases.
* autogen/copy_autogen, autogen/update_autogen: New scripts.
* autogen/README: New file.
* autogen/aclocal.m4, autogen/config.in, autogen/configure:
* autogen/Makefile.in: Add auto-updated generated files.
* autogen.sh: No longer a no-op, now it tests for autotools
and runs them as necessary.
* configure.in: Defaule maintainer-mode to on.
* aclocal.m4, configure, lib/Makefile.in: Remove files.
* src/config.in: Remove file.
* INSTALL.BZR, admin/make-tarball.txt: Update instructions.
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL.BZR')
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL.BZR | 27 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL.BZR b/INSTALL.BZR index 710a73c7048..3859e3cd4fc 100644 --- a/INSTALL.BZR +++ b/INSTALL.BZR @@ -4,14 +4,29 @@ See the end of the file for license conditions. Building and Installing Emacs from Bazaar -If this is the first time you go through it, you'll need to configure -before bootstrapping: +Building Emacs from Bazaar requires some tools that are not needed +when building from a release. You will need: - $ ./configure +autoconf - at least the version specified near the start of + configure.in (in the AC_PREREQ command). +automake - we recommend at least version 1.11. +makeinfo - not strictly necessary, but highly recommended, so that + you can build the manuals. + +The `autogen.sh' script can help you figure out if you have the +necessary tools. + +The first time you build, there are a couple of extra steps. +First, generate the `configure' script: + + $ ./autogen.sh -(Normally there is no need to run `autoconf' etc. If you do need it, -the relevant command is `autoreconf -I m4'. Be aware that this will -likely lead to conflicts next time you update from Bazaar.) +(or you can just run `autoreconf -I m4'). + +You can then configure your build (use `./configure --help' to see +options you can set): + + $ ./configure Some of the files that are included in the Emacs tarball, such as byte-compiled Lisp files, are not stored in Bazaar. Therefore, to |