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@@ -264,6 +264,28 @@ For more help on Configure switches, run: sh Configure -h +=head2 Building Perl outside of the source directory + +Sometimes it is desirable to build Perl in a directory different from +where the sources are, for example if you want to keep your sources +read-only, or if you want to share the sources between different binary +architectures. + +Starting from Perl 5.6.1 you can do this (if your file system supports +symbolic links) by + + mkdir /tmp/perl/build/directory + cd /tmp/perl/build/directory + sh /path/to/perl/source/Configure -Dmksymlinks ... + +This will create in /tmp/perl/build/directory a tree of symbolic links +pointing to files in /path/to/perl/source. The original files are left +unaffected. After Configure has finished you can just say + + make all test + +and Perl will be built and tested, all in /tmp/perl/build/directory. + =head2 Common Configure options Configure supports a number of useful options. Run B<Configure -h> to |