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1.1       root        1: .\" -*- nroff -*-
                      2: .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1992 Cygnus Support
                      3: .\" written by K. Richard Pixley
                      4: .TH configure 1 "2 February 1993" "cygnus support" "Cygnus Support"
                      5: .de BP
                      6: .sp
                      7: .ti \-.2i
                      8: \(**
                      9: ..
                     10: 
                     11: .SH NAME
                     12: configure \(em\& prepare source code to be built
                     13: 
                     14: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     15: configure HOST [--target=TARGET] [--srcdir=DIR] [--rm]
                     16:             [--site=SITE] [--prefix=DIR] [--exec_prefix=DIR]
                     17:             [--program_prefix=DIR] [--tmpdir=DIR]
                     18:             [--with-PACKAGE[=YES/NO]] [--norecursion]
                     19:             [--nfp] [-s] [-v] [-V | --version] [--help]
                     20: 
                     21: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     22: .I configure
                     23: is a program used to prepare souce code to be built.  It does this by
                     24: generating Makefiles and .gdbinit files, creating symlinks, recursing
                     25: in subdirectories, and some other miscellaneous file editing.
                     26: 
                     27: .SH OPTIONS
                     28: .I configure
                     29: accepts the following options:
                     30: 
                     31: .TP
                     32: .I \--target=TARGET
                     33: Requests that the sources be configured to target the
                     34: .I TARGET
                     35: machine.  If no target is specified explicitly, the target is assumed
                     36: to be the same as the host.
                     37: 
                     38: .TP
                     39: .I \--srcdir=DIR
                     40: tells configure to find the source in 
                     41: .I DIR.
                     42: Object code is always built in the current directory,
                     43: .I `.'.
                     44: 
                     45: .TP
                     46: .I \--rm
                     47: asks configure to remove a configuration rather than create one.
                     48: 
                     49: .TP
                     50: .I \--site=SITE
                     51: asks configure to use any site-specific Makefile fragments for
                     52: .I SITE
                     53: when building Makefiles.
                     54: 
                     55: .TP
                     56: .I \--prefix=DIR
                     57: sets the location in which to install files to
                     58: .I DIR.
                     59: The default is "/usr/local".
                     60: 
                     61: .TP
                     62: .I \--exec_prefix=DIR
                     63: sets the root directory for host-dependent files to
                     64: .I DIR.
                     65: The default location is the value of
                     66: .I prefix.
                     67: 
                     68: .TP
                     69: .I \--program_prefix=DIR
                     70: configures the source to install programs which have the same names as
                     71: common Unix programs, such as "make", in
                     72: .I DIR.
                     73: Also applies to programs which might be used for cross-compilation.
                     74: 
                     75: .TP
                     76: .I \--tmpdir=DIR
                     77: sets the directory in which configure creates temporary files to
                     78: .I DIR.
                     79: 
                     80: .TP
                     81: .I \--with-PACKAGE[=YES/NO]
                     82: sets a flag for the build to recognize that
                     83: .I PACKAGE
                     84: is explicitly present or not present.  If
                     85: .I \=YES/NO
                     86: is nonexistent, the default is
                     87: .I YES.
                     88: 
                     89: .TP
                     90: .I \--norecursion
                     91: asks that only the current directory be configured.  Normally
                     92: .I configure
                     93: recurs on subdirectories.
                     94: 
                     95: .TP
                     96: .I \-nfp
                     97: Notifies
                     98: .I configure
                     99: that all of the specified hosts have
                    100: .I no floating point
                    101: units.
                    102: 
                    103: .TP
                    104: .I \-s
                    105: used internally by configure to supress status messages on
                    106: subdirectory recursions.  Override with
                    107: .I \-v
                    108: 
                    109: .TP
                    110: .I \-v
                    111: verbose output.  Asks that configure print status lines for each
                    112: directory configured.  Normally, only the status lines for the current
                    113: directory are printed.
                    114: 
                    115: .TP
                    116: .I \--version
                    117: .I \-V
                    118: prints
                    119: .I configure
                    120: version number.
                    121: 
                    122: .TP
                    123: .I \-help
                    124: displays a brief usage summary.
                    125: 
                    126: 
                    127: .SH FILES
                    128: configure.in   for each directory's individual needs
                    129: .br
                    130: Makefile.in    Makefile template
                    131: .br
                    132: config.sub     for parsing configuration names
                    133: .br
                    134: config.guess   for guessing HOST when not specified
                    135: .br
                    136: config.status  non-recursively rebuilds current directory
                    137: 
                    138: .SH FILES
                    139: .ta \w'gmon.sum 'u
                    140: a.out  the namelist and text space.
                    141: .br
                    142: gmon.out       dynamic call graph and profile.
                    143: .br
                    144: gmon.sum summarized dynamic call graph and profile.
                    145: 
                    146: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                    147: .RB "`\|" configure "\|'"
                    148: entry in 
                    149: .B
                    150: info.

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