lfs-book/chapter06/less-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of Less</title>

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

<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --sysconfdir=/etc</userinput></screen></para>

<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><userinput>--sysconfdir=/etc</userinput>: This option tells the
programs created by the package to look in <filename>/etc</filename> for their
configuration files.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>Compile the package:</para>

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

<para>And install it:</para>

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

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