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@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ Basic Installation ================== - These are generic installation instructions. - 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. @@ -36,7 +34,13 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is: 2. Type `make' to compile the package. - 3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with + If you're building GNU make on a system which does not already have + a `make', you can use the build.sh shell script to compile. Run + `sh ./build.sh'. This should compile the program in the current + directory. Then you will have a Make program that you can use for + `make install', or whatever else. + + 3. Optionally, type `./make check' to run any self-tests that come with the package. 4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and |