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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d254d6f75e2..718a0dc23ec 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ insufficient, you will get an error in the command `temacs -batch -l
loadup dump', found in `./src/Makefile.in.in', or possibly when
running the final dumped Emacs.
-Building Emacs requires about 50 Mb of disk space (including the Emacs
-sources). Once installed, Emacs occupies about 20 Mb in the file
+Building Emacs requires about 70 Mb of disk space (including the Emacs
+sources). Once installed, Emacs occupies about 35 Mb in the file
system where it is installed; this includes the executable files, Lisp
libraries, miscellaneous data files, and on-line documentation. If
the building and installation take place in different directories,
-then the installation procedure momentarily requires 50+20 Mb.
+then the installation procedure momentarily requires 70+35 Mb.
2) Consult `./etc/MACHINES' to see what configuration name you should
give to the `configure' program. That file offers hints for
@@ -240,7 +240,11 @@ info files.
then you might need to make the movemail program setuid or setgid
to enable it to write the lock files. We believe this is safe.
-10) You are done!
+10) You are done! You can remove executables and object files from
+the build directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the files
+that `configure' created (so you can compile Emacs for a different
+configuration), type `make distclean'.
+
MAKE VARIABLES
@@ -335,16 +339,16 @@ Here is a complete list of the variables you may want to set.
The above variables serve analogous purposes in the makefiles for all
GNU software; here are some variables specific to Emacs.
-`lispdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects its lisp
- library. Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above),
- is `/usr/local/lib/emacs/VERSION/lisp' (where `VERSION' is as
+`lispdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects its lisp library.
+ Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above), is
+ `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/lisp' (where `VERSION' is as
described above).
`locallisppath' indicates where Emacs should search for lisp files
specific to your site. It should be a colon-separated list of
directories; Emacs checks them in order before checking
`lispdir'. Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above),
- is `/usr/local/lib/emacs/site-lisp'.
+ is `/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp'.
`lisppath' is the complete list of directories Emacs should search for
its lisp files; its default value is the concatenation of
@@ -355,16 +359,16 @@ GNU software; here are some variables specific to Emacs.
`etcdir' indicates where Emacs should install and expect the rest of
its architecture-independent data, like the tutorial, DOC
file, and yow database. Its default value, based on `datadir'
- (which see), is `/usr/local/lib/emacs/VERSION/etc'.
+ (which see), is `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/etc'.
`lockdir' indicates the directory where Emacs keeps track of its
- locking information. Its default value, based on `sharedstatedir'
- (which see), is `/usr/local/lib/emacs/lock'.
+ locking information. Its default value, based on
+ `sharedstatedir' (which see), is `/usr/local/com/emacs/lock'.
-`archlibdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects the
- executable files and other architecture-dependent data it uses
- while running. Its default value, based on `libexecdir' (which
- see), is `/usr/local/lib/emacs/VERSION/CONFIGURATION-NAME'
+`archlibdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects the executable
+ files and other architecture-dependent data it uses while
+ running. Its default value, based on `libexecdir' (which
+ see), is `/usr/local/libexec/emacs/VERSION/CONFIGURATION-NAME'
(where VERSION and CONFIGURATION-NAME are as described above).
Remember that you must specify any variable values you need each time