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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 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 1.12 2000/05/03 00:15:10 hobbs Exp $
+RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.13 2000/08/25 05:45:08 mo Exp $
How To Compile And Install Tcl:
-------------------------------
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl:
type "./configure -help" or refer to the autoconf documentation (not
included here). Tcl's "configure" supports the following special
switches in addition to the standard ones:
- --enable-gcc If this switch is set, Tcl will configure
- itself to use gcc if it is available on your
- system. Note: it is not safe to modify the
- Makefile to use gcc after configure is run;
- if you do this, then information related to
- dynamic linking will be incorrect.
--enable-threads If this switch is set, Tcl will compile
itself with multithreading support.
--disable-load If this switch is specified then Tcl will
@@ -72,6 +66,12 @@ How To Compile And Install Tcl:
how to build shared libraries.
--disable-shared If this switch is specified, Tcl will compile
itself as a static library.
+
+ Note: by default gcc will be used if it can be located on the PATH.
+ if you want to use cc instead of gcc, set the CC environment variable
+ to "cc" before running configure. It is not safe to Makefile to use
+ gcc after configure is run.
+
Note: be sure to use only absolute path names (those starting with "/")
in the --prefix and --exec_prefix options.