NAME

configure — prepare source code to be built
 

SYNOPSIS

configure HOST [--target=TARGET] [--srcdir=DIR] [--rm]
            [--site=SITE] [--prefix=DIR] [--exec_prefix=DIR]
            [--program_prefix=DIR] [--tmpdir=DIR]
            [--with-PACKAGE[=YES/NO]] [--without-PACKAGE]
            [--enable-FEATURE[=YES/NO]] [--disable-FEATURE]
            [--norecursion] [--nfp] [-s] [-v] [-V | --version] [--help]
 

DESCRIPTION

configure is a program used to prepare souce code to be built.  It does this by generating Makefiles and .gdbinit files, creating symlinks, recursing in subdirectories, and some other miscellaneous file editing. 
 

OPTIONS

configure accepts the following options:
 

−-target=TARGET
Requests that the sources be configured to target the TARGET machine.  If no target is specified explicitly, the target is assumed to be the same as the host. 
 

−-srcdir=DIR
tells configure to find the source in DIR.  Object code is always built in the current directory, ‘.’. 
 

−-rm asks configure to remove a configuration rather than create one. 
 

−-site=SITE
asks configure to use any site-specific Makefile fragments for SITE when building Makefiles. 
 

−-prefix=DIR
sets the location in which to install files to DIR.  The default is "/usr/local". 
 

−-exec_prefix=DIR
sets the root directory for host-dependent files to DIR.  The default location is the value of prefix. 
 

−-program_prefix=DIR
configures the source to install programs which have the same names as common Unix programs, such as "make", in DIR.  Also applies to programs which might be used for cross-compilation. 
 

−-tmpdir=DIR
sets the directory in which configure creates temporary files to DIR. 
 

−-with-PACKAGE[=YES/NO]
sets a flag for the build to recognize that PACKAGE is explicitly present or not present.  If =YES/NO is nonexistent, the default is YES.  −-without-PACKAGE is equivalent to −-with-PACKAGE=no.
 

−-enable-FEATURE[=YES/NO]
sets a flag for the build to recognize that FEATURE should be included or not included.  If =YES/NO is nonexistent, the default is YES.  −-disable-FEATURE is equivalent to --enable-FEATURE=no.
 

−-norecursion
asks that only the current directory be configured.  Normally configure recurs on subdirectories. 
 

−nfp Notifies configure that all of the specified hosts have no floating point units. 
 

−s used internally by configure to supress status messages on subdirectory recursions.  Override with −v
 

−v verbose output.  Asks that configure print status lines for each directory configured.  Normally, only the status lines for the current directory are printed. 
 

−-version
−V prints configure version number. 
 

−help displays a brief usage summary. 
 
 

FILES

configure.infor each directory’s individual needs
Makefile.inMakefile template
config.subfor parsing configuration names
config.guessfor guessing HOST when not specified
config.statusnon-recursively rebuilds current directory
 

FILES

a.outthe namelist and text space. 
gmon.outdynamic call graph and profile. 
gmon.sum summarized dynamic call graph and profile.
 

SEE ALSO

‘configure’ entry in info.