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3. How to run configure and make
A package constructed using Autoconf will come with a `configure'
script. A user who wants to build and install the package must run this
script in order to prepare their source tree in order to build it on
their particular system. The actual build process is performed using
the
The `configure' script tests system features. For example, it
might test whether the C library defines the
This chapter explains how to invoke a `configure' script from the
perspective of a user--someone who just wants to take your package and
compile it on their system with a minimum of fuss. It is because
Autoconf works as well as it does that it is usually possible to build a
package on any kind of machine with a simple |