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Clarify about omitting CONFIGURATION-NAME with configure.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 26 May 1998 20:50:52 +0000
parents 303a96060ff1
children 3f2ab6f2bb5c
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73 or in a separate directory. 73 or in a separate directory.
74 74
75 3a) To build in the top-level Emacs source directory, go to that 75 3a) To build in the top-level Emacs source directory, go to that
76 directory and run the program `configure' as follows: 76 directory and run the program `configure' as follows:
77 77
78 ./configure CONFIGURATION-NAME [--OPTION[=VALUE]] ... 78 ./configure [CONFIGURATION-NAME] [--OPTION[=VALUE]] ...
79 79
80 The CONFIGURATION-NAME argument should be a configuration name given 80 The CONFIGURATION-NAME argument should be a configuration name given
81 in `./etc/MACHINES'. If omitted, `configure' will try to guess your 81 in `./etc/MACHINES', with the system version number added at the end.
82 system type; if it cannot, you must find the appropriate configuration 82
83 name in `./etc/MACHINES' and specify it explicitly. 83 You should try first omitting CONFIGURATION-NAME. This way,
84 `configure' will try to guess your system type. If it cannot guess,
85 or if something goes wrong in building or installing Emacs this way,
86 try again specifying the proper CONFIGURATION-NAME explicitly.
84 87
85 If you don't want X support, specify `--with-x=no'. If you omit this 88 If you don't want X support, specify `--with-x=no'. If you omit this
86 option, `configure' will try to figure out for itself whether your 89 option, `configure' will try to figure out for itself whether your
87 system has X, and arrange to use it if present. 90 system has X, and arrange to use it if present.
88 91