1Basic Installation
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4 These are generic installation instructions.
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6 The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
7various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
8those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.

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90option `--prefix=PATH'.
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92 You can specify separate installation prefixes for
93architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files. If you
94give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PATH', the package will use
95PATH as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
96Documentation and other data files will still use the regular prefix.
97
98 In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give
99options like `--bindir=PATH' to specify different values for particular
100kinds of files. Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
101you can set and what kinds of files go in them.
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103 If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed
104with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the
105option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
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107Optional Features
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110 Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to

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162 debugging `configure'.
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164`--help'
165 Print a summary of the options to `configure', and exit.
166
167`--quiet'
168`--silent'
169`-q'
170 Do not print messages saying which checks are being made. To
171 suppress all normal output, redirect it to `/dev/null' (any error
172 messages will still be shown).
173
174`--srcdir=DIR'
175 Look for the package's source code in directory DIR. Usually
176 `configure' can determine that directory automatically.
177
178`--version'
179 Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the `configure'
180 script, and exit.
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182`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.
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