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+\def\texinfoversion{2023-08-13.14}
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% Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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% This allows, e.g., "Appendix H GNU Free Documentation License" to
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+
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+ \parseargusing\activeparens{\printdefunline\deftypelineheader}%
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+\def\deftypelineheader#1 #2 #3 #4\endheader{%
+ \printdefname{#1}{#2}{#3}\magicamp\defunargs{#4\unskip}%
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% @anchor{NAME} -- define xref target at arbitrary point.
%
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@noindent
should configure, build, and install this package.
-The @command{./bootstrap} line is intended for developers;
-you can omit it when building from a distribution tarball.
+The first line, which bootstraps, is intended for developers;
+when building from distribution tarballs it does nothing and can be skipped.
The following
more-detailed instructions are generic; see the @file{README} file for
the GNU Coding Standards.
@end ifclear
+Many packages have scripts meant for developers instead of ordinary
+builders, as they may use developer tools that are less commonly installed,
+or they may access the network, which has privacy implications.
If the @command{bootstrap} shell script exists, it attempts to build the
-@command{configure} shell script and related files, perhaps by
-downloading other software components from the network, and by using
-developer tools that are less commonly installed. Because the output of
+@command{configure} shell script and related files, possibly
+using developer tools or the network. Because the output of
@command{bootstrap} is system-independent, it is normally run by a
package developer so that its output can be put into the distribution
tarball and ordinary builders and users need not run @command{bootstrap}.
@item
If this is a developer checkout and file @samp{configure} does not yet exist,
type @samp{./bootstrap} to create it.
-You may need special developer tools and network access to bootstrap.
+You may need special developer tools and network access to bootstrap,
+and the network access may have privacy implications.
@item
Type @samp{./configure} to configure the package for your system.
@item --host=@var{type}
Build binaries for system @var{type}.
+@ifplaintext
+See ``Specifying a System Type''.
+@end ifplaintext
+@ifnotplaintext
@xref{System Types}.
+@end ifnotplaintext
@item --enable-@var{feature}
@itemx --disable-@var{feature}
-Enable or disable the optional @var{feature}. @xref{Optional Features}.
+Enable or disable the optional @var{feature}.
+@ifplaintext
+See ``Optional Features''.
+@end ifplaintext
+@ifnotplaintext
+@xref{Optional Features}.
+@end ifnotplaintext
@item --with-@var{package}
@itemx --without-@var{package}
-Use or omit @var{package} when building. @xref{Optional Features}.
+Use or omit @var{package} when building.
+@ifplaintext
+See ``Optional Features''.
+@end ifplaintext
+@ifnotplaintext
+@xref{Optional Features}.
+@end ifnotplaintext
@item --quiet
@itemx --silent