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Running configure Scripts

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.

• 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 Type: Specifying the system type
• Sharing Defaults: Setting site-wide defaults for configure
• Defining Variables: Specifying the compiler etc.
• configure Invocation: Changing how configure runs