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diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.autoconf b/docs/INSTALL.autoconf index 06065d8..94b917d 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL.autoconf +++ b/docs/INSTALL.autoconf @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Basic Installation make make install -should configure, build, and install this package. The ‘./bootstrap’ -line is intended for developers; you can omit it when building from a -distribution tarball. +should configure, build, and install this package. The first line, +which bootstraps, is intended for developers; when building from +distribution tarballs it does nothing and can be skipped. The following more-detailed instructions are generic; see the ‘README’ file for instructions specific to this package. Some packages @@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ 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 the GNU Coding Standards. - If the ‘bootstrap’ shell script exists, it attempts to build the -‘configure’ shell script and related files, perhaps by downloading other -software components from the network, and by using developer tools that -are less commonly installed. Because the output of ‘bootstrap’ is + Many packages have scripts meant for developers instead of ordinary +builders, as they may use developer tools that are less commonly +installed, or they may access the network, which has privacy +implications. If the ‘bootstrap’ shell script exists, it attempts to +build the ‘configure’ shell script and related files, possibly using +developer tools or the network. Because the output of ‘bootstrap’ is system-independent, it is normally run by a package developer so that its output can be put into the distribution tarball and ordinary builders and users need not run ‘bootstrap’. Some packages have @@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ editing ‘configure’ directly. 2. If this is a developer checkout and file ‘configure’ does not yet exist, type ‘./bootstrap’ to create it. You may need special - developer tools and network access to bootstrap. + developer tools and network access to bootstrap, and the network + access may have privacy implications. 3. Type ‘./configure’ to configure the package for your system. This might take a while. While running, ‘configure’ prints messages @@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ an example: ./configure CC=gcc CFLAGS=-g LIBS=-lposix - See *note Defining Variables:: for more details. + See “Defining Variables” for more details. Compiling For Multiple Architectures ==================================== @@ -319,20 +322,20 @@ operates. ‘configure’ can determine that directory automatically. ‘--prefix=DIR’ - Use DIR as the installation prefix. *note Installation Names:: for + Use DIR as the installation prefix. See “Installation Names” for more details, including other options available for fine-tuning the installation locations. ‘--host=TYPE’ - Build binaries for system TYPE. *Note System Types::. + Build binaries for system TYPE. See “Specifying a System Type”. ‘--enable-FEATURE’ ‘--disable-FEATURE’ - Enable or disable the optional FEATURE. *Note Optional Features::. + Enable or disable the optional FEATURE. See “Optional Features”. ‘--with-PACKAGE’ ‘--without-PACKAGE’ - Use or omit PACKAGE when building. *Note Optional Features::. + Use or omit PACKAGE when building. See “Optional Features”. ‘--quiet’ ‘--silent’ |