lfs-book/chapter06/autoconf.xml

<sect1 id="ch-system-autoconf" xreflabel="Autoconf">
<title>Installing Autoconf-&autoconf-version;</title>
<?dbhtml filename="autoconf.html" dir="chapter06"?>

<para>The Autoconf package contains programs for producing shell scripts that
can automatically configure source code.</para>

<screen>&buildtime; &autoconf-time;
&diskspace; &autoconf-compsize;</screen>

&aa-autoconf-down;
&aa-autoconf-dep;

<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Installation of Autoconf</title>

<para>Prepare Autoconf for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>

<para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

<para>To have the results tested, issue:
<userinput>make check</userinput>.This takes a long time, about 2 SBUs,
and is strictly optional.</para>

<para>And install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

</sect2>

&aa-autoconf-shortdesc;
&aa-autoconf-desc;

</sect1>