From 5a677bf2904c51d684aa61f5bbeda18a64545678 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Pfaff <blp@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:11:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve installation instructions.
---
ChangeLog | 2 ++
INSTALL | 13 ++++++++-----
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5b4cd9024e..665efcfa86 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
* configure.ac: Print a message indicating success at the end of
the run.
+ * INSTALL: Improve instructions.
+
2007-09-22 Ben Pfaff <blp@gnu.org>
Bug #21128. Reviewed by John Darrington.
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a7f2f88fec..822fe77d8d 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -92,17 +92,20 @@ release.
Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some
messages telling which features it is checking for.
- When `configure' completes, it may print a list of packages that
- you must install before PSPP. If it does, you need to install
- those packages, then re-run this step. Some prerequisites may be
+ If `configure' completes successfully, it prints the message
+ "PSPP configured successfully." at the end of its run.
+ Otherwise, it may stop with a list of packages that you must
+ install before PSPP. If it does, you need to install those
+ packages, then re-run this step. Some prerequisites may be
omitted by passing a --without-<feature> flag to `configure' (see
"Optional Features", below). If you use one of these flags, then
the feature that it disables will not be available in your PSPP
installation.
`configure' may also print a list of packages that you should
- consider installing. If you install them, additional features
- will be available in your PSPP installation.
+ consider installing. If you install them, then re-run
+ `configure', additional features will be available in your PSPP
+ installation.
2. Type `make' to compile the package.
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