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authorPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>1998-07-30 20:54:47 +0000
committerPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>1998-07-30 20:54:47 +0000
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GNU make release 3.77.
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Basic Installation
==================
- These are generic installation instructions.
-
The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.
@@ -36,7 +34,13 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
2. Type `make' to compile the package.
- 3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
+ If you're building GNU make on a system which does not already have
+ a `make', you can use the build.sh shell script to compile. Run
+ `sh ./build.sh'. This should compile the program in the current
+ directory. Then you will have a Make program that you can use for
+ `make install', or whatever else.
+
+ 3. Optionally, type `./make check' to run any self-tests that come with
the package.
4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and