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@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ may remove or edit it. you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version of `autoconf'. -The simplest way to compile this package is: +The suggested 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 + create a new directory named `build'. Then `cd' to that + directory and type `../configure' to configure the package for + your system. Running `configure' might take a while. While running, it prints some messages telling which features it is checking for. @@ -58,14 +60,17 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is: 4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and documentation. - 5. 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 - 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. + 5. You can remove the program binaries and object files by deleting + all files from the `build' directory. In case you did not used a + dedicated build directory but build the software directly in the + source tree, 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 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. Compilers and Options ===================== @@ -231,4 +236,3 @@ an Autoconf bug. Until the bug is fixed you can use this workaround: `configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options. Run `configure --help' for more details. - |