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authorMatthieu Herrb <matthieu@cvs.openbsd.org>2010-10-31 14:01:49 +0000
committerMatthieu Herrb <matthieu@cvs.openbsd.org>2010-10-31 14:01:49 +0000
commitf4d594417229e8972102a7f5e0b9706aee1b00c0 (patch)
tree67f519e9c54084ae0b2838e3d4779f4e33c29b22 /lib/libXcursor/INSTALL
parent40e987f0d2851c8f01d786052c766840fb6d8b8e (diff)
Update to libXcursor 1.1.11. No functional change.
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libXcursor/INSTALL')
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1 files changed, 52 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libXcursor/INSTALL b/lib/libXcursor/INSTALL
index 23e5f25d0..2aefa98ef 100644
--- a/lib/libXcursor/INSTALL
+++ b/lib/libXcursor/INSTALL
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ debugging `configure').
It can also use an optional file (typically called `config.cache'
and enabled with `--cache-file=config.cache' or simply `-C') that saves
-the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring. (Caching is
+the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring. Caching is
disabled by default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale
-cache files.)
+cache files.
If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
@@ -35,20 +35,17 @@ some point `config.cache' contains results you don't want to keep, you
may remove or edit it.
The file `configure.ac' (or `configure.in') is used to create
-`configure' by a program called `autoconf'. You only need
-`configure.ac' if you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using
-a newer version of `autoconf'.
+`configure' by a program called `autoconf'. You need `configure.ac' if
+you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version
+of `autoconf'.
The simplest 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. If you're
- using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
- `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
- `configure' itself.
+ `./configure' to configure the package for your system.
- Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some
- messages telling which features it is checking for.
+ Running `configure' might take a while. While running, it prints
+ some messages telling which features it is checking for.
2. Type `make' to compile the package.
@@ -67,6 +64,9 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
with the distribution.
+ 6. Often, you can also type `make uninstall' to remove the installed
+ files again.
+
Compilers and Options
=====================
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
by setting variables in the command line or in the environment. Here
is an example:
- ./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix
+ ./configure CC=c99 CFLAGS=-g LIBS=-lposix
*Note Defining Variables::, for more details.
@@ -137,6 +137,28 @@ find the X include and library files automatically, but if it doesn't,
you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
`--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
+Particular systems
+==================
+
+ On HP-UX, the default C compiler is not ANSI C compatible. If GNU
+CC is not installed, it is recommended to use the following options in
+order to use an ANSI C compiler:
+
+ ./configure CC="cc -Ae"
+
+and if that doesn't work, install pre-built binaries of GCC for HP-UX.
+
+ On OSF/1 a.k.a. Tru64, some versions of the default C compiler cannot
+parse its `<wchar.h>' header file. The option `-nodtk' can be used as
+a workaround. If GNU CC is not installed, it is therefore recommended
+to try
+
+ ./configure CC="cc"
+
+and if that doesn't work, try
+
+ ./configure CC="cc -nodtk"
+
Specifying the System Type
==========================
@@ -204,7 +226,14 @@ configuration-related scripts to be executed by `/bin/bash'.
`--help'
`-h'
- Print a summary of the options to `configure', and exit.
+ Print a summary of all of the options to `configure', and exit.
+
+`--help=short'
+`--help=recursive'
+ Print a summary of the options unique to this package's
+ `configure', and exit. The `short' variant lists options used
+ only in the top level, while the `recursive' variant lists options
+ also present in any nested packages.
`--version'
`-V'
@@ -231,6 +260,16 @@ configuration-related scripts to be executed by `/bin/bash'.
Look for the package's source code in directory DIR. Usually
`configure' can determine that directory automatically.
+`--prefix=DIR'
+ Use DIR as the installation prefix. *Note Installation Names::
+ for more details, including other options available for fine-tuning
+ the installation locations.
+
+`--no-create'
+`-n'
+ Run the configure checks, but stop before creating any output
+ files.
+
`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options. Run
`configure --help' for more details.