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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1998-05-26 20:50:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1998-05-26 20:50:52 +0000 |
| commit | e4e772f1cf8fe5cd6af5294de27b508c4b10c9ff (patch) | |
| tree | fe4983714849ee10871a386950ab03148466abf4 /INSTALL | |
| parent | 65059037ab8165366021c2a6a6870b7cd928818d (diff) | |
| download | emacs-e4e772f1cf8fe5cd6af5294de27b508c4b10c9ff.tar.gz | |
Clarify about omitting CONFIGURATION-NAME with configure.
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -75,12 +75,15 @@ or in a separate directory. 3a) To build in the top-level Emacs source directory, go to that directory and run the program `configure' as follows: - ./configure CONFIGURATION-NAME [--OPTION[=VALUE]] ... + ./configure [CONFIGURATION-NAME] [--OPTION[=VALUE]] ... The CONFIGURATION-NAME argument should be a configuration name given -in `./etc/MACHINES'. If omitted, `configure' will try to guess your -system type; if it cannot, you must find the appropriate configuration -name in `./etc/MACHINES' and specify it explicitly. +in `./etc/MACHINES', with the system version number added at the end. + +You should try first omitting CONFIGURATION-NAME. This way, +`configure' will try to guess your system type. If it cannot guess, +or if something goes wrong in building or installing Emacs this way, +try again specifying the proper CONFIGURATION-NAME explicitly. If you don't want X support, specify `--with-x=no'. If you omit this option, `configure' will try to figure out for itself whether your |