[project @ 2001-10-23 14:53:14 by rrt]

[ghc-hetmet.git] / docs / building / building.sgml

diff --git a/docs/building/building.sgml b/docs/building/building.sgml
index 8905478..2c0b172 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/building/building.sgml
+++ b/docs/building/building.sgml
@@ -634,6 +634,15 @@ everything you need.
 </VariableList>
 </para>
 
+      <para>
+       In order to actually build any documentation, you need to set
+       <constant>SGMLDocWays</constant> in your
+       <filename>build.mk</filename>. Valid values to add to this
+       list are: <literal>dvi</literal>, <literal>ps</literal>,
+       <literal>pdf</literal>, <literal>html</literal>, and
+       <literal>rtf</literal>.
+      </para>
+      
 </Sect2>
 
 <Sect2 id="pre-supposed-other-tools">
@@ -1269,7 +1278,7 @@ file.  Typing <Command>gmake</Command> alone is generally the same as typing <Co
 <Term><Literal>install</Literal>:</Term>
 <ListItem>
 <para>
-installs the things built by <Literal>all</Literal>.  Where does it
+installs the things built by <Literal>all</Literal> (except for the documentation).  Where does it
 install them?  That is specified by
 <filename>mk/config.mk.in</filename>; you can override it in
 <filename>mk/build.mk</filename>, or by running
@@ -1279,6 +1288,13 @@ install them?  That is specified by
 </para>
 </ListItem></VarListEntry>
 <VarListEntry>
+<Term><Literal>install-docs</Literal>:</Term>
+<ListItem>
+<para>
+installs the documentation. Otherwise behaves just like <literal>install</literal>.
+</para>
+</ListItem></VarListEntry>
+<VarListEntry>
 <Term><Literal>uninstall</Literal>:</Term>
 <ListItem>
 <para>
@@ -2940,6 +2956,35 @@ when you install it.
       </para>
 
       <sect3>
+       <title>Extra features of the InstallShield</title>
+
+       <para>
+         The InstallShield has some IS-specific twiddles:
+
+         <itemizedlist>
+           <listitem>
+             <para>
+               Two registry entries are set under
+               <literal>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GHC</literal>:
+               <literal>Path</literal> and
+               <literal>Version</literal>, which record respectively
+               the directory in which GHC was installed, and the
+               version number.
+             </para>
+           </listitem>
+           <listitem>
+             <para>
+               The InstallShield adds some entries to the Program
+               menu, for GHCi and for the documentation. See under
+               Setup Design and the individual components (each
+               component can add entries to the menu).
+             </para>
+           </listitem>
+         </itemizedlist>
+       </para>
+      </sect3>
+      
+      <sect3>
        <title>External add-ins</title>
 
        <para>
@@ -2960,6 +3005,7 @@ include/
   Mingwin includes
 </screen>
          </para>
+       </sect3>
       
     </sect2>