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Below are instructions on how to install a package whose build system is compliant with the GNU Coding Standards, such as those produced with Automake. These instructions are suitable for inclusion as an INSTALL file in the package, and 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 | |
| • Particular Systems | Particular systems | |
| • System Type | Specifying the system type | |
| • Sharing Defaults | Setting site-wide defaults for configure
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| • Defining Variables | Specifying the compiler etc. | |
| • configure Invocation | Changing how configure runs
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