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@@ -4,45 +4,47 @@ Basic Installation
This software package uses a build system similar to one generated by GNU
Autoconf and Automake.
-The 'configure' shell script attempts to find certain system dependencies (e.g.
+The `configure` shell script attempts to find certain system dependencies (e.g.
a shell interpreter) and configure the package to be built and installed on the
system. Upon successful dependency resolution and configuration, the script
-generates a 'Makefile' in your current working directory.
+generates a `Makefile` in your current working directory.
The simplest way to configure, build, and install this package is:
- 1. Run the 'configure' script from the source directory or any other directory.
- For example, from the source directory you can run './configure'.
- 2. Run 'make' to build the package.
- 3. Run 'make install' to install the package. You will probably need superuser
+
+ 1. Run the `configure` script from the source directory or any other directory.
+ For example, from the source directory you can run `./configure`.
+ 2. Run `make` to build the package.
+ 3. Run `make install` to install the package. You will probably need superuser
privileges to install files into your system.
-To uninstall the package, you can run 'make uninstall'.
+To uninstall the package, you can run `make uninstall`.
Options
=======
-The 'configure' script accepts certain command-line options to control package
-building and installation. Run the script with the '--help' option for more
+The `configure` script accepts certain command-line options to control package
+building and installation. Run the script with the `--help` option for more
information.
Macros
======
-The macro 'DESTDIR' affects the root directory into which the 'Makefile'
+The macro `DESTDIR` affects the root directory into which the `Makefile`
installs the package. For example, you can install the package into a
-filesystem hierarchy under a directory named 'dest' in the current directory by
-running 'make DESTDIR=dest install'.
+filesystem hierarchy under a directory named `dest` in the current directory by
+running `make DESTDIR=dest install`.
Separate Build Directory
========================
-You can call the 'configure' script from any directory on your system, and it
+You can call the `configure` script from any directory on your system, and it
will detect the location of the package source directory. It is recommended
that you create a directory outside of the package source directory and build
and install the package from there as follows:
- $ ../path/to/package/configure
- $ make
- # make install
+
+ $ ../path/to/package/configure
+ $ make
+ # make install