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authorsimonmar <unknown>2001-11-13 10:16:21 +0000
committersimonmar <unknown>2001-11-13 10:16:21 +0000
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[project @ 2001-11-13 10:16:21 by simonmar]
Mention in the summary of section 7 that extra arguments to ./configure may be required.
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@@ -1839,11 +1839,17 @@ $ (cd ghc; autoconf)
<programlisting>
$ ./configure
</programlisting>
+
+ <para>Don't forget to check whether you need to add any
+ arguments to <literal>configure</literal>; for example, a
+ common requirement is to specify which GHC to use with
+ <option>--with-ghc=<replaceable>ghc</replaceable></option>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Create the file <filename>mk/build.mk</filename>,
- adding definitions for your desired configuration options.</para>
+ adding definitions for your desired configuration
+ options.</para>
<programlisting>
$ emacs mk/build.mk