[Pspp-cvs] pspp INSTALL

[John Darrington]

CVSROOT:        /sources/pspp
Module name:    pspp
Changes by:     John Darrington <jmd>   07/07/13 00:57:02

Modified files:
        .              : INSTALL 

Log message:
        Updated INSTALL to be more specific to pspp.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/pspp/INSTALL?cvsroot=pspp&r1=1.12&r2=1.13

Patches:
Index: INSTALL
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/pspp/pspp/INSTALL,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -b -r1.12 -r1.13
--- INSTALL     4 Mar 2006 00:28:15 -0000       1.12
+++ INSTALL     13 Jul 2007 00:57:02 -0000      1.13
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Installation Instructions
 *************************
 
-Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Free
+Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 Free
 Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
@@ -10,36 +10,24 @@
 Basic Installation
 ==================
 
-These are generic installation instructions.
+These are installation instructions specific to PSPP (including PSPPIRE, 
+the graphic user interface).  These instructions contain the
+information most commonly needed by people wishing to build the
+program from source.  More detailed information can be found in the
+generic autoconf manual which is available at
+http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Running-configure-Scripts.html
 
    The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
-various system-dependent variables used during compilation.  It uses
-those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.
-It may also create one or more `.h' files containing system-dependent
-definitions.  Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that
-you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, and a
-file `config.log' containing compiler output (useful mainly for
-debugging `configure').
-
-   It can also use an optional file (typically called `config.cache'
-and enabled with `--cache-file=config.cache' or simply `-C') that saves
-the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring.  (Caching is
-disabled by default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale
-cache files.)
+various system-dependent variables used during compilation.
+
 
    If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
 to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
-diffs or instructions to the address given in the `README' so they can
-be considered for the next release.  If you are using the cache, and at
-some point `config.cache' contains results you don't want to keep, you
-may remove or edit it.
-
-   The file `configure.ac' (or `configure.in') is used to create
-`configure' by a program called `autoconf'.  You only need
-`configure.ac' if you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using
-a newer version of `autoconf'.
+diffs or instructions to address@hidden so they can
+be considered for the next release. 
+
 
-The simplest way to compile this package is:
+The simplest way to compile PSPP is:
 
   1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
      `./configure' to configure the package for your system.  If you're
@@ -52,25 +40,21 @@
 
   2. Type `make' to compile the package.
 
-  3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
+  3. Optionally, type `make check' to run the self-tests that come with
      the package.
 
   4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
-     documentation.
+     documentation.  You will need root permissions to do this.
 
   5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
      source code directory by typing `make clean'.  To also remove the
      files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
-     a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.  There is
-     also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
-     for the package's developers.  If you use it, you may have to get
-     all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
-     with the distribution.
+     a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.
 
 Compilers and Options
 =====================
 
-Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that the
+Some systems may require unusual options for compilation or linking that the
 `configure' script does not know about.  Run `./configure --help' for
 details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 
@@ -82,28 +66,12 @@
 
    *Note Defining Variables::, for more details.
 
-Compiling For Multiple Architectures
-====================================
-
-You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
-same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
-own directory.  To do this, you must use a version of `make' that
-supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'.  `cd' to the
-directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
-the `configure' script.  `configure' automatically checks for the
-source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'.
-
-   If you have to use a `make' that does not support the `VPATH'
-variable, you have to compile the package for one architecture at a
-time in the source code directory.  After you have installed the
-package for one architecture, use `make distclean' before reconfiguring
-for another architecture.
 
 Installation Names
 ==================
 
-By default, `make install' installs the package's commands under
-`/usr/local/bin', include files under `/usr/local/include', etc.  You
+By default, `make install' installs PSPP's commands under
+`/usr/local/bin', data files under `/usr/local/share', etc.  You
 can specify an installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving
 `configure' the option `--prefix=PREFIX'.
 
@@ -118,65 +86,25 @@
 kinds of files.  Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
 you can set and what kinds of files go in them.
 
-   If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed
-with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the
-option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
+   You can cause programs to be installed with an extra prefix or
+suffix on their names by giving `configure' the  option
+`--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'. 
 
 Optional Features
 =================
 
-Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
-`configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
-They may also pay attention to `--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
-is something like `gnu-as' or `x' (for the X Window System).  The
-`README' should mention any `--enable-' and `--with-' options that the
-package recognizes.
-
-   For packages that use the X Window System, `configure' can usually
-find the X include and library files automatically, but if it doesn't,
-you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
-`--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
-
-Specifying the System Type
-==========================
-
-There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out automatically,
-but needs to determine by the type of machine the package will run on.
-Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the _same_
-architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints a
-message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
-`--build=TYPE' option.  TYPE can either be a short name for the system
-type, such as `sun4', or a canonical name which has the form:
-
-     CPU-COMPANY-SYSTEM
-
-where SYSTEM can have one of these forms:
-
-     OS KERNEL-OS
-
-   See the file `config.sub' for the possible values of each field.  If
-`config.sub' isn't included in this package, then this package doesn't
-need to know the machine type.
-
-   If you are _building_ compiler tools for cross-compiling, you should
-use the option `--target=TYPE' to select the type of system they will
-produce code for.
-
-   If you want to _use_ a cross compiler, that generates code for a
-platform different from the build platform, you should specify the
-"host" platform (i.e., that on which the generated programs will
-eventually be run) with `--host=TYPE'.
-
-Sharing Defaults
-================
-
-If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share, you
-can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives default
-values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
-`configure' looks for `PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
-`PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists.  Or, you can set the
-`CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
-A warning: not all `configure' scripts look for a site script.
+`--without-libplot'
+    Don't compile in support for charts (using libplot).  This is
+    useful if your system doesn't have the libplot library.
+
+`--without-gui'
+    Don't build the PSPPIRE gui.  Use this option if you only want to
+    build the command line version of PSPP.
+
+`--with-gui-tools'
+    Build the gui developer tools.  There is no reason to use this
+    option unless you're involved with the development of PSPP
+
 
 Defining Variables
 ==================
@@ -197,10 +125,10 @@
 Here the `CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash' operand causes subsequent
 configuration-related scripts to be executed by `/bin/bash'.
 
-`configure' Invocation
-======================
+Generic `configure' Options
+===========================
 
-`configure' recognizes the following options to control how it operates.
+`configure' also recognizes the following options to control how it operates.
 
 `--help'
 `-h'