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authorDmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>2017-03-05 16:29:41 +0000
committerDmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>2017-03-05 16:29:41 +0000
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+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,108 +1,107 @@
Installation Instructions
*************************
-Copyright (C) 1994-1996, 1999-2002, 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation,
+Copyright (C) 1994-1996, 1999-2002, 2004-2013 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
-Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
-permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
-and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without
-warranty of any kind.
+ Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is,
+without warranty of any kind.
Basic Installation
==================
-Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
-configure, build, and install this package. The following
-more-detailed instructions are generic; see the `README' file for
-instructions specific to this package. Some packages provide this
-`INSTALL' file but do not implement all of the features documented
-below. The lack of an optional feature in a given package is not
-necessarily a bug. More recommendations for GNU packages can be found
-in *note Makefile Conventions: (standards)Makefile Conventions.
+Briefly, the shell command './configure && make && make install' should
+configure, build, and install this package. The following more-detailed
+instructions are generic; see the 'README' file for instructions
+specific to this package. Some packages provide this 'INSTALL' file but
+do not implement all of the features documented below. The lack of an
+optional feature in a given package is not necessarily a bug. More
+recommendations for GNU packages can be found in *note Makefile
+Conventions: (standards)Makefile Conventions.
- The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
+ The 'configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
-those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.
-It may also create one or more `.h' files containing system-dependent
-definitions. Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that
+those values to create a 'Makefile' in each directory of the package.
+It may also create one or more '.h' files containing system-dependent
+definitions. Finally, it creates a shell script 'config.status' that
you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, and a
-file `config.log' containing compiler output (useful mainly for
-debugging `configure').
+file 'config.log' containing compiler output (useful mainly for
+debugging 'configure').
- It can also use an optional file (typically called `config.cache'
-and enabled with `--cache-file=config.cache' or simply `-C') that saves
-the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring. Caching is
-disabled by default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale
-cache files.
+ It can also use an optional file (typically called 'config.cache' and
+enabled with '--cache-file=config.cache' or simply '-C') that saves the
+results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring. Caching is disabled by
+default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale cache files.
If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
-to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
-diffs or instructions to the address given in the `README' so they can
+to figure out how 'configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
+diffs or instructions to the address given in the 'README' so they can
be considered for the next release. If you are using the cache, and at
-some point `config.cache' contains results you don't want to keep, you
+some point 'config.cache' contains results you don't want to keep, you
may remove or edit it.
- The file `configure.ac' (or `configure.in') is used to create
-`configure' by a program called `autoconf'. You need `configure.ac' if
-you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version
-of `autoconf'.
+ The file 'configure.ac' (or 'configure.in') is used to create
+'configure' by a program called 'autoconf'. You need 'configure.ac' if
+you want to change it or regenerate 'configure' using a newer version of
+'autoconf'.
-The simplest way to compile this package is:
+ The simplest way to compile this package is:
- 1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
- `./configure' to configure the package for your system.
+ 1. 'cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
+ './configure' to configure the package for your system.
- Running `configure' might take a while. While running, it prints
+ Running 'configure' might take a while. While running, it prints
some messages telling which features it is checking for.
- 2. Type `make' to compile the package.
+ 2. Type 'make' to compile the package.
- 3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
+ 3. Optionally, type 'make check' to run any self-tests that come with
the package, generally using the just-built uninstalled binaries.
- 4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
+ 4. Type 'make install' to install the programs and any data files and
documentation. When installing into a prefix owned by root, it is
recommended that the package be configured and built as a regular
- user, and only the `make install' phase executed with root
+ user, and only the 'make install' phase executed with root
privileges.
- 5. Optionally, type `make installcheck' to repeat any self-tests, but
+ 5. Optionally, type 'make installcheck' to repeat any self-tests, but
this time using the binaries in their final installed location.
This target does not install anything. Running this target as a
- regular user, particularly if the prior `make install' required
+ regular user, particularly if the prior 'make install' required
root privileges, verifies that the installation completed
correctly.
6. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
- source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the
- files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
- a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'. There is
- also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
+ source code directory by typing 'make clean'. To also remove the
+ files that 'configure' created (so you can compile the package for
+ a different kind of computer), type 'make distclean'. There is
+ also a 'make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
for the package's developers. If you use it, you may have to get
all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
with the distribution.
- 7. Often, you can also type `make uninstall' to remove the installed
+ 7. Often, you can also type 'make uninstall' to remove the installed
files again. In practice, not all packages have tested that
uninstallation works correctly, even though it is required by the
GNU Coding Standards.
- 8. Some packages, particularly those that use Automake, provide `make
+ 8. Some packages, particularly those that use Automake, provide 'make
distcheck', which can by used by developers to test that all other
- targets like `make install' and `make uninstall' work correctly.
+ targets like 'make install' and 'make uninstall' work correctly.
This target is generally not run by end users.
Compilers and Options
=====================
Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that the
-`configure' script does not know about. Run `./configure --help' for
+'configure' script does not know about. Run './configure --help' for
details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
- You can give `configure' initial values for configuration parameters
-by setting variables in the command line or in the environment. Here
-is an example:
+ You can give 'configure' initial values for configuration parameters
+by setting variables in the command line or in the environment. Here is
+an example:
./configure CC=c99 CFLAGS=-g LIBS=-lposix
@@ -111,90 +110,90 @@ is an example:
Installation Names
==================
-By default, `make install' installs the package's commands under
-`/usr/local/bin', include files under `/usr/local/include', etc. You
-can specify an installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving
-`configure' the option `--prefix=PREFIX', where PREFIX must be an
+By default, 'make install' installs the package's commands under
+'/usr/local/bin', include files under '/usr/local/include', etc. You
+can specify an installation prefix other than '/usr/local' by giving
+'configure' the option '--prefix=PREFIX', where PREFIX must be an
absolute file name.
You can specify separate installation prefixes for
architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files. If you
-pass the option `--exec-prefix=PREFIX' to `configure', the package uses
+pass the option '--exec-prefix=PREFIX' to 'configure', the package uses
PREFIX as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
Documentation and other data files still use the regular prefix.
In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give
-options like `--bindir=DIR' to specify different values for particular
-kinds of files. Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
-you can set and what kinds of files go in them. In general, the
-default for these options is expressed in terms of `${prefix}', so that
-specifying just `--prefix' will affect all of the other directory
+options like '--bindir=DIR' to specify different values for particular
+kinds of files. Run 'configure --help' for a list of the directories
+you can set and what kinds of files go in them. In general, the default
+for these options is expressed in terms of '${prefix}', so that
+specifying just '--prefix' will affect all of the other directory
specifications that were not explicitly provided.
The most portable way to affect installation locations is to pass the
-correct locations to `configure'; however, many packages provide one or
+correct locations to 'configure'; however, many packages provide one or
both of the following shortcuts of passing variable assignments to the
-`make install' command line to change installation locations without
+'make install' command line to change installation locations without
having to reconfigure or recompile.
The first method involves providing an override variable for each
-affected directory. For example, `make install
+affected directory. For example, 'make install
prefix=/alternate/directory' will choose an alternate location for all
directory configuration variables that were expressed in terms of
-`${prefix}'. Any directories that were specified during `configure',
-but not in terms of `${prefix}', must each be overridden at install
-time for the entire installation to be relocated. The approach of
-makefile variable overrides for each directory variable is required by
-the GNU Coding Standards, and ideally causes no recompilation.
-However, some platforms have known limitations with the semantics of
-shared libraries that end up requiring recompilation when using this
-method, particularly noticeable in packages that use GNU Libtool.
-
- The second method involves providing the `DESTDIR' variable. For
-example, `make install DESTDIR=/alternate/directory' will prepend
-`/alternate/directory' before all installation names. The approach of
-`DESTDIR' overrides is not required by the GNU Coding Standards, and
+'${prefix}'. Any directories that were specified during 'configure',
+but not in terms of '${prefix}', must each be overridden at install time
+for the entire installation to be relocated. The approach of makefile
+variable overrides for each directory variable is required by the GNU
+Coding Standards, and ideally causes no recompilation. However, some
+platforms have known limitations with the semantics of shared libraries
+that end up requiring recompilation when using this method, particularly
+noticeable in packages that use GNU Libtool.
+
+ The second method involves providing the 'DESTDIR' variable. For
+example, 'make install DESTDIR=/alternate/directory' will prepend
+'/alternate/directory' before all installation names. The approach of
+'DESTDIR' overrides is not required by the GNU Coding Standards, and
does not work on platforms that have drive letters. On the other hand,
it does better at avoiding recompilation issues, and works well even
-when some directory options were not specified in terms of `${prefix}'
-at `configure' time.
+when some directory options were not specified in terms of '${prefix}'
+at 'configure' time.
Optional Features
=================
If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed with
-an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the
-option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
-
- Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
-`configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
-They may also pay attention to `--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
-is something like `gnu-as' or `x' (for the X Window System). The
-`README' should mention any `--enable-' and `--with-' options that the
+an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving 'configure' the
+option '--program-prefix=PREFIX' or '--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
+
+ Some packages pay attention to '--enable-FEATURE' options to
+'configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
+They may also pay attention to '--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
+is something like 'gnu-as' or 'x' (for the X Window System). The
+'README' should mention any '--enable-' and '--with-' options that the
package recognizes.
- For packages that use the X Window System, `configure' can usually
+ For packages that use the X Window System, 'configure' can usually
find the X include and library files automatically, but if it doesn't,
-you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
-`--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
+you can use the 'configure' options '--x-includes=DIR' and
+'--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
Some packages offer the ability to configure how verbose the
-execution of `make' will be. For these packages, running `./configure
+execution of 'make' will be. For these packages, running './configure
--enable-silent-rules' sets the default to minimal output, which can be
-overridden with `make V=1'; while running `./configure
+overridden with 'make V=1'; while running './configure
--disable-silent-rules' sets the default to verbose, which can be
-overridden with `make V=0'.
+overridden with 'make V=0'.
Specifying the System Type
==========================
-There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out automatically,
+There may be some features 'configure' cannot figure out automatically,
but needs to determine by the type of machine the package will run on.
Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the _same_
-architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints a
+architectures, 'configure' can figure that out, but if it prints a
message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
-`--build=TYPE' option. TYPE can either be a short name for the system
-type, such as `sun4', or a canonical name which has the form:
+'--build=TYPE' option. TYPE can either be a short name for the system
+type, such as 'sun4', or a canonical name which has the form:
CPU-COMPANY-SYSTEM
@@ -203,100 +202,100 @@ where SYSTEM can have one of these forms:
OS
KERNEL-OS
-See the file `config.sub' for the possible values of each field. If
-`config.sub' isn't included in this package, then this package doesn't
+ See the file 'config.sub' for the possible values of each field. If
+'config.sub' isn't included in this package, then this package doesn't
need to know the machine type.
If you are _building_ compiler tools for cross-compiling, you should
-use the option `--target=TYPE' to select the type of system they will
+use the option '--target=TYPE' to select the type of system they will
produce code for.
If you want to _use_ a cross compiler, that generates code for a
platform different from the build platform, you should specify the
"host" platform (i.e., that on which the generated programs will
-eventually be run) with `--host=TYPE'.
+eventually be run) with '--host=TYPE'.
Sharing Defaults
================
-If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share, you
-can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives default
-values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
-`configure' looks for `PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
-`PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists. Or, you can set the
-`CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
-A warning: not all `configure' scripts look for a site script.
+If you want to set default values for 'configure' scripts to share, you
+can create a site shell script called 'config.site' that gives default
+values for variables like 'CC', 'cache_file', and 'prefix'. 'configure'
+looks for 'PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
+'PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists. Or, you can set the
+'CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
+A warning: not all 'configure' scripts look for a site script.
Defining Variables
==================
Variables not defined in a site shell script can be set in the
-environment passed to `configure'. However, some packages may run
+environment passed to 'configure'. However, some packages may run
configure again during the build, and the customized values of these
variables may be lost. In order to avoid this problem, you should set
-them in the `configure' command line, using `VAR=value'. For example:
+them in the 'configure' command line, using 'VAR=value'. For example:
./configure CC=/usr/local2/bin/gcc
-causes the specified `gcc' to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
+causes the specified 'gcc' to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
overridden in the site shell script).
-Unfortunately, this technique does not work for `CONFIG_SHELL' due to
-an Autoconf limitation. Until the limitation is lifted, you can use
-this workaround:
+Unfortunately, this technique does not work for 'CONFIG_SHELL' due to an
+Autoconf limitation. Until the limitation is lifted, you can use this
+workaround:
CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash ./configure CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash
-`configure' Invocation
+'configure' Invocation
======================
-`configure' recognizes the following options to control how it operates.
+'configure' recognizes the following options to control how it operates.
-`--help'
-`-h'
- Print a summary of all of the options to `configure', and exit.
+'--help'
+'-h'
+ Print a summary of all of the options to 'configure', and exit.
-`--help=short'
-`--help=recursive'
+'--help=short'
+'--help=recursive'
Print a summary of the options unique to this package's
- `configure', and exit. The `short' variant lists options used
- only in the top level, while the `recursive' variant lists options
- also present in any nested packages.
+ 'configure', and exit. The 'short' variant lists options used only
+ in the top level, while the 'recursive' variant lists options also
+ present in any nested packages.
-`--version'
-`-V'
- Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the `configure'
+'--version'
+'-V'
+ Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the 'configure'
script, and exit.
-`--cache-file=FILE'
+'--cache-file=FILE'
Enable the cache: use and save the results of the tests in FILE,
- traditionally `config.cache'. FILE defaults to `/dev/null' to
+ traditionally 'config.cache'. FILE defaults to '/dev/null' to
disable caching.
-`--config-cache'
-`-C'
- Alias for `--cache-file=config.cache'.
+'--config-cache'
+'-C'
+ Alias for '--cache-file=config.cache'.
-`--quiet'
-`--silent'
-`-q'
+'--quiet'
+'--silent'
+'-q'
Do not print messages saying which checks are being made. To
- suppress all normal output, redirect it to `/dev/null' (any error
+ suppress all normal output, redirect it to '/dev/null' (any error
messages will still be shown).
-`--srcdir=DIR'
+'--srcdir=DIR'
Look for the package's source code in directory DIR. Usually
- `configure' can determine that directory automatically.
+ 'configure' can determine that directory automatically.
-`--prefix=DIR'
- Use DIR as the installation prefix. *note Installation Names::
- for more details, including other options available for fine-tuning
- the installation locations.
+'--prefix=DIR'
+ Use DIR as the installation prefix. *note Installation Names:: for
+ more details, including other options available for fine-tuning the
+ installation locations.
-`--no-create'
-`-n'
+'--no-create'
+'-n'
Run the configure checks, but stop before creating any output
files.
-`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options. Run
-`configure --help' for more details.
+'configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options. Run
+'configure --help' for more details.