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authorhobbs <hobbs>2000-02-05 12:09:16 (GMT)
committerhobbs <hobbs>2000-02-05 12:09:16 (GMT)
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* unix/README: fixed notes about --enable-shared and add note
about --disable-shared.
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SGI, as well as PCs running Linux, BSDI, and SCO UNIX. To compile for
a PC running Windows, see the README file in the directory ../win. To
compile for a Macintosh, see the README file in the directory ../mac.
-RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.8 1999/10/05 22:46:40 hobbs Exp $
+RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.9 2000/02/05 12:09:16 hobbs Exp $
How To Compile And Install Tcl:
-------------------------------
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl:
if your system supports it.
--enable-shared If this switch is specified, Tcl will compile
itself as a shared library if it can figure
- out how to do that on this platform.
+ out how to do that on this platform. This
+ is the default on platforms where we know
+ how to build shared libraries.
+ --disable-shared If this switch is specified, Tcl will compile
+ itself as a static library.
Note: be sure to use only absolute path names (those starting with "/")
in the --prefix and --exec_prefix options.