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diff --git a/unix/README b/unix/README index d3faf29..6e117cf 100644 --- a/unix/README +++ b/unix/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Tcl UNIX README --------------- -RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.17 2001/08/07 02:44:40 hobbs Exp $ +RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.18 2001/12/19 21:26:50 mdejong Exp $ This is the directory where you configure, compile, test, and install UNIX versions of Tcl. This directory also contains source files for Tcl @@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl: platform, or if you have applied patches, type "make distclean" to discard all the configuration information computed previously. -(c) If there is no "configure" script in this directory it is because you - are working out of the source repository (i.e., CVS) instead of working - from a source distribution. In this case you need to use "autoconf" - to generate the configure script. It runs with no arguments. - Remember to run it here and down in the dltest directory. +(c) 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. (in the tcl/unix directory) autoconf - cd dltest ; autoconf ; cd .. (d) Type "./configure". This runs a configuration script created by GNU autoconf, which configures Tcl for your system and creates a @@ -102,14 +100,8 @@ 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 invoking the "tclsh" - program and typing Tcl commands. However, if you haven't installed - Tcl then you'll first need to set your TCL_LIBRARY variable to - hold the full path name of the "library" subdirectory. Note that - the installed versions of tclsh, libtcl.a, and libtcl.so have a - version number in their names, such as "tclsh8.4" or "libtcl8.4.so"; - to use the installed versions, either specify the version number - or create a symbolic link (e.g. from "tclsh" to "tclsh8.4"). +(h) 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 platforms. It contains information that people have provided about changes |