* INSTALL: Try to clarify role of make distclean.
Fixes: debbugs:14833
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@ -70,24 +70,17 @@ sections if you need to.
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you, but there are no obvious errors, assume that `configure' did
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its job and proceed.
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4. If you need to run the `configure' script more than once (e.g.,
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with some non-default options), always clean the source
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directories before running `configure' again:
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make distclean
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./configure
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5. Invoke the `make' program:
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4. Invoke the `make' program:
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make
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6. If `make' succeeds, it will build an executable program `emacs'
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5. If `make' succeeds, it will build an executable program `emacs'
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in the `src' directory. You can try this program, to make sure
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it works:
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src/emacs -Q
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7. Assuming that the program `src/emacs' starts and displays its
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6. Assuming that the program `src/emacs' starts and displays its
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opening screen, you can install the program and its auxiliary
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files into their installation directories:
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@ -101,6 +94,11 @@ sections if you need to.
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You can delete the entire build directory if you do not plan to
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build Emacs again, but it can be useful to keep for debugging.
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If you want to build Emacs again with different configure options,
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first clean the source directories:
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make distclean
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./configure
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Note that the install automatically saves space by compressing
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(provided you have the `gzip' program) those installed Lisp source (.el)
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