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authorKaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>2023-10-15 23:16:34 -0700
committerKaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>2023-10-15 23:16:34 -0700
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build: revise build instructions in configure script
* configure: make it clear that the user must run "make" or "make all" before "make tests" and "make install".
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@@ -4245,11 +4245,12 @@ correct! Please check the above output for any problems, and verify that the
contents of the generated files config.make and config.h are sane for the
target platform.
-The next step is to build the program with $make.
+For details, see the INSTALL guide.
-If that is successful, please follow the INSTALL guide.
+The next step is to build the software by running "$make all".
+The "all" target is the default one, thus it can be omitted.
-Usually, most users just need to "$make tests" and "$make install",
+If that works, most users just need to "$make tests" and "$make install",
possibly switching to superuser for "$make install" if the prefix
points to a privileged location like /usr/local/.