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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2002-03-05 00:50:58 (GMT)
committerdgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2002-03-05 00:50:58 (GMT)
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Removed out-of-date reference to patches.
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Tcl UNIX README
---------------
-RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.19 2002/03/04 23:26:03 hobbs Exp $
+RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.20 2002/03/05 00:50:58 dgp Exp $
This is the directory where you configure, compile, test, and install
UNIX versions of Tcl. This directory also contains source files for Tcl
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ compile for a Macintosh, see the README file in the directory ../mac.
How To Compile And Install Tcl:
-------------------------------
-(a) Check for patches as described in ../README.
-
-(b) If you have already compiled Tcl once in this directory and are now
+(a) If you have already compiled Tcl once in this directory and are now
preparing to compile again in the same directory but for a different
platform, or if you have applied patches, type "make distclean" to
discard all the configuration information computed previously.
-(c) If you need to reconfigure because you changed any of the .in or
+(b) If you need to reconfigure because you changed any of the .in or
.m4 files, you will need to run autoconf to create a new
./configure script. Most users will NOT need to do this since
a configure script is already provided.
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl:
(in the tcl/unix directory)
autoconf
-(d) Type "./configure". This runs a configuration script created by GNU
+(c) Type "./configure". This runs a configuration script created by GNU
autoconf, which configures Tcl for your system and creates a
Makefile. The configure script allows you to customize the Tcl
configuration for your site; for details on how you can do this,
@@ -79,19 +77,19 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl:
Note: be sure to use only absolute path names (those starting with "/")
in the --prefix and --exec-prefix options.
-(e) Type "make". This will create a library archive called
+(d) Type "make". This will create a library archive called
"libtcl<version>.a" or "libtcl<version>.so" and an interpreter
application called "tclsh" that allows you to type Tcl commands
interactively or execute script files.
-(f) If the make fails then you'll have to personalize the Makefile
+(e) If the make fails then you'll have to personalize the Makefile
for your site or possibly modify the distribution in other ways.
First check the porting Web page above to see if there are hints
for compiling on your system. If you need to modify Makefile,
are comments at the beginning of it that describe the things you
might want to change and how to change them.
-(g) Type "make install" to install Tcl binaries and script files in
+(f) Type "make install" to install Tcl binaries and script files in
standard places. You'll need write permission on the installation
directories to do this. The installation directories are
determined by the "configure" script and may be specified with
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl:
can override these choices by modifying the "prefix" and
"exec_prefix" variables in the Makefile.
-(h) At this point you can play with Tcl by running "make shell"
+(g) At this point you can play with Tcl by running "make shell"
and typing Tcl commands at the prompt.
If you have trouble compiling Tcl, see the URL noted above about working