X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fusers_guide%2Finstalling.xml;fp=docs%2Fusers_guide%2Finstalling.xml;h=42023a9f65902b3d1ad29b8d4c48e6b3776b9ad3;hb=988a5454ef3f47b64ac23b6cbb501f7af12556b0;hp=dc0251ad19b4094c45d7c3fcde09108ab5ecf97a;hpb=c6c423e0499131c6f40752373f5f4156ec59aaa7;p=ghc-hetmet.git diff --git a/docs/users_guide/installing.xml b/docs/users_guide/installing.xml index dc0251a..42023a9 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/installing.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/installing.xml @@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ Then you should find the bundle contents inside a single directory, OK, so let's assume that you have unpacked your chosen bundles. What -next? Well, you will at least need to run the +next? Well, you will first need to configureconfigure -script by changing directory into the top-level directory for the -bundle and typing ./configure. That should convert +the bundle by +changing to the bundle's top-level directory +and typing ./configure. That should convert Makefile-vars.in to Makefile-vars. @@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ To see all the flags that configure accepts, run -To install a package, you'll have to do the following: +Then do the following: @@ -108,27 +109,31 @@ Run make install. This should work with ordinary Unix make—no need for fancy stuff like GNU make. - - + -rehash (t?csh or zsh users), so your shell will see the new -stuff in your bin directory. - +If appropriate, add the bin directory to your PATH, as instructed. + + +You may need to run rehash (t?csh or zsh users), in +order for your shell to see the new stuff in your bin directory. + + + Once done, test your “installation” as suggested in . Be sure to use a -v option, so you can see exactly what pathnames it's using. - If things don't work as expected, check the list of known pitfalls in the building guide. +