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NAME
configure - prepare source code to be built
SYNOPSIS
configure HOST [--target=TARGET] [--srcdir=DIR] [--rm]
[--site=SITE] [--prefix=DIR] [--exec_pre-
fix=DIR]
[--program_prefix=DIR] [--tmpdir=DIR]
[--with-PACKAGE[=YES/NO]] [--without-PACKAGE]
[--enable-FEATURE[=YES/NO]] [--disable-FEA-
TURE]
[--norecursion] [--nfp] [-s] [-v] [-V | --ver-
sion] [--help]
DESCRIPTION
configure is a program used to prepare souce code to be
built. It does this by generating Makefiles and .gdbinit
files, creating symlinks, recursing in subdirectories, and
some other miscellaneous file editing.
OPTIONS
configure accepts the following options:
--target=TARGET
Requests that the sources be configured to target
the TARGET machine. If no target is specified
explicitly, the target is assumed to be the same as
the host.
--srcdir=DIR
tells configure to find the source in DIR. Object
code is always built in the current directory, `.'.
--rm asks configure to remove a configuration rather
than create one.
--site=SITE
asks configure to use any site-specific Makefile
fragments for SITE when building Makefiles.
--prefix=DIR
sets the location in which to install files to DIR.
The default is "/usr/local".
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--exec_prefix=DIR
sets the root directory for host-dependent files to
DIR. The default location is the value of prefix.
--program_prefix=DIR
configures the source to install programs which
have the same names as common Unix programs, such
as "make", in DIR. Also applies to programs which
might be used for cross-compilation.
--tmpdir=DIR
sets the directory in which configure creates tem-
porary files to DIR.
--with-PACKAGE[=YES/NO]
sets a flag for the build to recognize that PACKAGE
is explicitly present or not present. If =YES/NO
is nonexistent, the default is YES. --without-
PACKAGE is equivalent to --with-PACKAGE=no.
--enable-FEATURE[=YES/NO]
sets a flag for the build to recognize that FEATURE
should be included or not included. If =YES/NO is
nonexistent, the default is YES. --disable-FEATURE
is equivalent to --enable-FEATURE=no.
--norecursion
asks that only the current directory be configured.
Normally configure recurs on subdirectories.
-nfp Notifies configure that all of the specified hosts
have no floating point units.
-s used internally by configure to supress status mes-
sages on subdirectory recursions. Override with -v
-v verbose output. Asks that configure print status
lines for each directory configured. Normally,
only the status lines for the current directory are
printed.
--version
-V prints configure version number.
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-help displays a brief usage summary.
FILES
configure.in for each directory's individual needs
Makefile.in Makefile template
config.sub for parsing configuration names
config.guess for guessing HOST when not specified
config.status non-recursively rebuilds current directory
FILES
a.out the namelist and text space.
gmon.out dynamic call graph and profile.
gmon.sum summarized dynamic call graph and profile.
SEE ALSO
`configure' entry in info.
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