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authormo <mo>2000-08-25 05:55:05 (GMT)
committermo <mo>2000-08-25 05:55:05 (GMT)
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ 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 1.10 2000/05/03 00:18:36 hobbs Exp $
+RCS: @(#) $Id: README,v 1.11 2000/08/25 05:55:05 mo Exp $
How To Compile And Install Tk:
------------------------------
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ How To Compile And Install Tk:
type "./configure -help" or refer to the autoconf documentation (not
included here). Tk's "configure" script supports the following
special switches in addition to the standard ones:
- --enable-gcc If this switch is set, Tk 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.
--enable-threads Tk on Unix currently does not support
threaded builds.
--with-tcl=DIR Specifies the directory containing the Tcl
@@ -62,6 +58,12 @@ How To Compile And Install Tk:
how to build shared libraries.
--disable-shared If this switch is specified, Tk 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 change the 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.