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15 Site Configuration
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‘configure’ scripts support several kinds of local configuration
decisions.  There are ways for users to specify where external software
packages are, include or exclude optional features, install programs
under modified names, and set default values for ‘configure’ options.

* Menu:

* Help Formatting::             Customizing ‘configure --help’
* External Software::           Working with other optional software
* Package Options::             Selecting optional features
* Pretty Help Strings::         Formatting help string
* Option Checking::             Controlling checking of ‘configure’ options
* Site Details::                Configuring site details
* Transforming Names::          Changing program names when installing
* Site Defaults::               Giving ‘configure’ local defaults