From 90c4dc405ef50935603aaef73c27bf83fc2bb3cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: giraffedata Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 02:37:33 +0000 Subject: describe single directory or single part makes git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/netpbm/code/trunk@74 9d0c8265-081b-0410-96cb-a4ca84ce46f8 --- doc/INSTALL | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/INSTALL') diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL index ee62a906..ae49073a 100644 --- a/doc/INSTALL +++ b/doc/INSTALL @@ -230,10 +230,18 @@ then 'make': ... make -But if you plan to modify Netpbm source code, you'll probably find it +But if you plan to work on Netpbm source code, you'll probably find it more convenient to build the traditional way, with a single tree for source and build. +In the source tree, you can type 'make' in any directory to do the +default make for that directory, or make FILENAME to make the file of +that name there. In the separate build tree, there are special +facilities to allow you to do a simple make from the _top level +directory_, but if you want to make a subcomponent or individual part, +you have to have a -f option and set SRCDIR and BLDDIR on your 'make' +command. + MERGE BUILD ----------- -- cgit 1.4.1