@c the INSTALL file.
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+@firstparagraphindent insert
@unnumbered Installation Instructions
@table @option
@item --help
@itemx -h
-Print a summary of the options to @command{configure}, and exit.
+Print a summary of all of the options to @command{configure}, and exit.
+
+@item --help=short
+@itemx --help=recursive
+Print a summary of the options unique to this package's
+@command{configure}, and exit. The @code{short} variant lists options
+used only in the top level, while the @code{recursive} variant lists
+options also present in any nested packages.
@item --version
@itemx -V
@item --srcdir=@var{dir}
Look for the package's source code in directory @var{dir}. Usually
@command{configure} can determine that directory automatically.
+
+@item --prefix=@var{dir}
+Use @var{dir} as the installation prefix. @ref{Installation Names}
+for more details, including other options available for fine-tuning
+the installation locations.
+
+@item --no-create
+@itemx -n
+Run the configure checks, but stop before creating any output files.
@end table
@noindent
@command{configure} also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.
Run @samp{configure --help} for more details.
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