Cygnus configure

• What configure does
• Invoking configure
• Using configure
  • What configure really does
    • Build variables
    • Build directories
    • Makefile generation
    • Determining system information
    • config.status
  • The configure.in input file
    • Variables available to configure.in
    • A minimal configure.in
    • For each invocation
    • Host-specific instructions
    • Target-specific instructions
    • Instructions to be executed after target info
    • An example configure.in
  • Install locations
    • Changing the default install directory
    • Installing for multiple hosts
    • Full descriptions of all installation subdirectories
  • Host
  • Target
  • Adding information about local conventions
  • Extensions to the GNU coding standards
• Porting with configure
  • Adding configure to new programs
  • Adding hosts and targets
  • Adding site info
• Variable Index
• Concept Index