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16 Running ‘configure’ Scripts
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Below are instructions on how to configure a package that uses a
‘configure’ script, suitable for inclusion as an ‘INSTALL’ file in the
package.  A plain-text version of ‘INSTALL’ which you may use comes with
Autoconf.

* Menu:

* Basic Installation::          Instructions for typical cases
* Compilers and Options::       Selecting compilers and optimization
* Multiple Architectures::      Compiling for multiple architectures at once
* Installation Names::          Installing in different directories
* Optional Features::           Selecting optional features
* System Types::                Specifying a system type
* Sharing Defaults::            Setting site-wide defaults for ‘configure’
* Defining Variables::          Specifying the compiler etc.
* configure Invocation::        Changing how ‘configure’ runs