From c54c978e1d11d64419265cb0782bbecff1d417b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Morris Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:30:24 -0400 Subject: * INSTALL: Try to clarify role of make distclean. Fixes: debbugs:14833 --- INSTALL | 18 ++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'INSTALL') diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index ec19e49b260..83e393d50db 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -70,24 +70,17 @@ sections if you need to. you, but there are no obvious errors, assume that `configure' did its job and proceed. - 4. If you need to run the `configure' script more than once (e.g., - with some non-default options), always clean the source - directories before running `configure' again: - - make distclean - ./configure - - 5. Invoke the `make' program: + 4. Invoke the `make' program: make - 6. If `make' succeeds, it will build an executable program `emacs' + 5. If `make' succeeds, it will build an executable program `emacs' in the `src' directory. You can try this program, to make sure it works: src/emacs -Q - 7. Assuming that the program `src/emacs' starts and displays its + 6. Assuming that the program `src/emacs' starts and displays its opening screen, you can install the program and its auxiliary files into their installation directories: @@ -101,6 +94,11 @@ sections if you need to. You can delete the entire build directory if you do not plan to build Emacs again, but it can be useful to keep for debugging. + If you want to build Emacs again with different configure options, + first clean the source directories: + + make distclean + ./configure Note that the install automatically saves space by compressing (provided you have the `gzip' program) those installed Lisp source (.el) -- cgit v1.2.1