clarifications on changing the values of --prefix

svn: r5898
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Matthew Flatt 2007-04-09 05:00:36 +00:00
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@ -171,10 +171,12 @@ the Unix instructions below, but note the following:
If the installation fails because the target directory cannot be If the installation fails because the target directory cannot be
created, or because the target directory is not the one you created, or because the target directory is not the one you
wanted, then you can run `configure' again with a new --prefix wanted, then you can try repeating step 3 after runing `configure'
value, then try step 3 again. After changing the --prefix value, again with a new --prefix value. That is, sometimes it is not
it is sometimes not necessary to repeat steps 1 or 2. (Try it and necessary to repeat steps 1 or 2 (so try it and find out). On
find out...) other platforms and configurations, it is necessary to start with
a clean build directory when changing the --prefix value, because
the path gets wired into shared objects.
If you build frequently from the Subversion-based sources, beware If you build frequently from the Subversion-based sources, beware
that you may accumulate user- and version-specific information in that you may accumulate user- and version-specific information in