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Author: bhaible

INSTALL.generic

@@ -3,50 +3,50 @@ Basic Installation
 
    These are generic installation instructions.
 
-   The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
+   The ‘configure’ shell script attempts to guess correct values for
 various system-dependent variables used during compilation.  It uses
-those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.
-It may also create one or more `.h' files containing system-dependent
-definitions.  Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that
+those values to create a ‘Makefile’ in each directory of the package.
+It may also create one or more ‘.h’ files containing system-dependent
+definitions.  Finally, it creates a shell script ‘config.status’ that
 you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, a file
-`config.cache' that saves the results of its tests to speed up
-reconfiguring, and a file `config.log' containing compiler output
-(useful mainly for debugging `configure').
+‘config.cache’ that saves the results of its tests to speed up
+reconfiguring, and a file ‘config.log’ containing compiler output
+(useful mainly for debugging ‘configure’).
 
    If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
-to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
-diffs or instructions to the address given in the `README' so they can
-be considered for the next release.  If at some point `config.cache'
+to figure out how ‘configure’ could check whether to do them, and mail
+diffs or instructions to the address given in the ‘README’ so they can
+be considered for the next release.  If at some point ‘config.cache’
 contains results you don't want to keep, you may remove or edit it.
 
-   The file `configure.ac' is used to create `configure' by a program
-called `autoconf'.  You only need `configure.ac' if you want to change
-it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version of `autoconf'.
+   The file ‘configure.ac’ is used to create ‘configure’ by a program
+called ‘autoconf’.  You only need ‘configure.ac’ if you want to change
+it or regenerate ‘configure’ using a newer version of ‘autoconf’.
 
 The simplest way to compile this package is:
 
-  1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
-     `./configure' to configure the package for your system.  If you're
-     using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
-     `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
-     `configure' itself.
+  1. ‘cd’ to the directory containing the package's source code and type
+     ‘./configure’ to configure the package for your system.  If you're
+     using ‘csh’ on an old version of System V, you might need to type
+     ‘sh ./configure’ instead to prevent ‘csh’ from trying to execute
+     ‘configure’ itself.
 
-     Running `configure' takes awhile.  While running, it prints some
+     Running ‘configure’ takes awhile.  While running, it prints some
      messages telling which features it is checking for.
 
-  2. Type `make' to compile the package.
+  2. Type ‘make’ to compile the package.
 
-  3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
+  3. Optionally, type ‘make check’ to run any self-tests that come with
      the package.
 
-  4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
+  4. Type ‘make install’ to install the programs and any data files and
      documentation.
 
   5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
-     source code directory by typing `make clean'.  To also remove the
-     files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
-     a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.  There is
-     also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
+     source code directory by typing ‘make clean’.  To also remove the
+     files that ‘configure’ created (so you can compile the package for
+     a different kind of computer), type ‘make distclean’.  There is
+     also a ‘make maintainer-clean’ target, but that is intended mainly
      for the package's developers.  If you use it, you may have to get
      all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
      with the distribution.
@@ -55,30 +55,30 @@ Compilers and Options
 =====================
 
    Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that
-the `configure' script does not know about.  You can give `configure'
+the ‘configure’ script does not know about.  You can give ‘configure’
 initial values for variables by setting them in the environment.  Using
 a Bourne-compatible shell, you can do that on the command line like
 this:
      CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix ./configure
 
-Or on systems that have the `env' program, you can do it like this:
+Or on systems that have the ‘env’ program, you can do it like this:
      env CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-s ./configure
 
 Compiling For Multiple Architectures
 ====================================
 
    You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
 same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
-own directory.  To do this, you must use a version of `make' that
-supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'.  `cd' to the
+own directory.  To do this, you must use a version of ‘make’ that
+supports the ‘VPATH’ variable, such as GNU ‘make’.  ‘cd’ to the
 directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
-the `configure' script.  `configure' automatically checks for the
-source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'.
+the ‘configure’ script.  ‘configure’ automatically checks for the
+source code in the directory that ‘configure’ is in and in ‘..’.
 
-   If you have to use a `make' that does not supports the `VPATH'
+   If you have to use a ‘make’ that does not supports the ‘VPATH’
 variable, you have to compile the package for one architecture at a time
 in the source code directory.  After you have installed the package for
-one architecture, use `make distclean' before reconfiguring for another
+one architecture, use ‘make distclean’ before reconfiguring for another
 architecture.
 
    On MacOS X 10.5 and later systems, you can create libraries and
@@ -98,51 +98,51 @@ using the 'lipo' tool if you have problems.
 Installation Names
 ==================
 
-   By default, `make install' will install the package's files in
-`/usr/local/bin', `/usr/local/man', etc.  You can specify an
-installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving `configure' the
-option `--prefix=PATH'.
+   By default, ‘make install’ will install the package's files in
+‘/usr/local/bin’, ‘/usr/local/man’, etc.  You can specify an
+installation prefix other than ‘/usr/local’ by giving ‘configure’ the
+option ‘--prefix=PATH’.
 
    You can specify separate installation prefixes for
 architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files.  If you
-give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PATH', the package will use
+give ‘configure’ the option ‘--exec-prefix=PATH’, the package will use
 PATH as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
 Documentation and other data files will still use the regular prefix.
 
    In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give
-options like `--bindir=PATH' to specify different values for particular
-kinds of files.  Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
+options like ‘--bindir=PATH’ to specify different values for particular
+kinds of files.  Run ‘configure --help’ for a list of the directories
 you can set and what kinds of files go in them.
 
    If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed
-with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the
-option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
+with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving ‘configure’ the
+option ‘--program-prefix=PREFIX’ or ‘--program-suffix=SUFFIX’.
 
 Relocatable Installation
 ========================
 
-   By default, `make install' will install a package with hardwired
+   By default, ‘make install’ will install a package with hardwired
 file names, and the package will not work correctly when copied or
 moved to a different location in the filesystem.
 
-   Some packages pay attention to the `--enable-relocatable' option to
-`configure'.  This option makes the entire installed package
+   Some packages pay attention to the ‘--enable-relocatable’ option to
+‘configure’.  This option makes the entire installed package
 relocatable.  This means, it can be moved or copied to a different
 location on the filesystem.  It is possible to make symlinks to the
 installed and moved programs, and invoke them through the symlink.  It
 is possible to do the same thing  with a hard link _only_ if the hard
 linked file is in the same directory as the real program.
 
    For reliability it is best to give together with --enable-relocatable
-a `--prefix' option pointing to an otherwise unused (and never used
-again) directory, for example, `--prefix=/tmp/inst$$'.  This is
+a ‘--prefix’ option pointing to an otherwise unused (and never used
+again) directory, for example, ‘--prefix=/tmp/inst$$’.  This is
 recommended because on some OSes the executables remember the location
 of shared libraries (and prefer them over LD_LIBRARY_PATH !), therefore
 such an executable will look for its shared libraries first in the
 original installation directory and only then in the current
 installation directory.
 
-   Installation with `--enable-relocatable' will not work for setuid /
+   Installation with ‘--enable-relocatable’ will not work for setuid /
 setgid executables.  (This is because such an executable kills its
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable when it is launched.)
 
@@ -154,25 +154,25 @@ variable and execs the real program).
 Optional Features
 =================
 
-   Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
-`configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
-They may also pay attention to `--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
-is something like `gnu-as' or `x' (for the X Window System).  The
-`README' should mention any `--enable-' and `--with-' options that the
+   Some packages pay attention to ‘--enable-FEATURE’ options to
+‘configure’, where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
+They may also pay attention to ‘--with-PACKAGE’ options, where PACKAGE
+is something like ‘gnu-as’ or ‘x’ (for the X Window System).  The
+‘README’ should mention any ‘--enable-’ and ‘--with-’ options that the
 package recognizes.
 
-   For packages that use the X Window System, `configure' can usually
+   For packages that use the X Window System, ‘configure’ can usually
 find the X include and library files automatically, but if it doesn't,
-you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
-`--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
+you can use the ‘configure’ options ‘--x-includes=DIR’ and
+‘--x-libraries=DIR’ to specify their locations.
 
    For packages that use the GNU libiconv library, you can use the
-`configure' option `--with-libiconv-prefix' to specify the prefix you
+‘configure’ option ‘--with-libiconv-prefix’ to specify the prefix you
 used while installing GNU libiconv.  This option is not necessary if
 that other prefix is the same as the one now specified through --prefix.
 
    For packages that use the GNU libintl library, you can use the
-`configure' option `--with-libintl-prefix' to specify the prefix you
+‘configure’ option ‘--with-libintl-prefix’ to specify the prefix you
 used while installing GNU gettext-runtime.  This option is not necessary if
 that other prefix is the same as the one now specified through --prefix.
 
@@ -201,62 +201,62 @@ use the following options:
 Specifying the System Type
 ==========================
 
-   There may be some features `configure' can not figure out
+   There may be some features ‘configure’ can not figure out
 automatically, but needs to determine by the type of host the package
-will run on.  Usually `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints
+will run on.  Usually ‘configure’ can figure that out, but if it prints
 a message saying it can not guess the host type, give it the
-`--host=TYPE' option.  TYPE can either be a short name for the system
-type, such as `sun4', or a canonical name with three fields:
+‘--host=TYPE’ option.  TYPE can either be a short name for the system
+type, such as ‘sun4’, or a canonical name with three fields:
      CPU-COMPANY-SYSTEM
 
-See the file `config.sub' for the possible values of each field.  If
-`config.sub' isn't included in this package, then this package doesn't
+See the file ‘config.sub’ for the possible values of each field.  If
+‘config.sub’ isn't included in this package, then this package doesn't
 need to know the host type.
 
    If you are building compiler tools for cross-compiling, you can also
-use the `--target=TYPE' option to select the type of system they will
-produce code for and the `--build=TYPE' option to select the type of
+use the ‘--target=TYPE’ option to select the type of system they will
+produce code for and the ‘--build=TYPE’ option to select the type of
 system on which you are compiling the package.
 
 Sharing Defaults
 ================
 
-   If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share,
-you can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives
-default values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
-`configure' looks for `PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
-`PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists.  Or, you can set the
-`CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
-A warning: not all `configure' scripts look for a site script.
+   If you want to set default values for ‘configure’ scripts to share,
+you can create a site shell script called ‘config.site’ that gives
+default values for variables like ‘CC’, ‘cache_file’, and ‘prefix’.
+‘configure’ looks for ‘PREFIX/share/config.site’ if it exists, then
+‘PREFIX/etc/config.site’ if it exists.  Or, you can set the
+‘CONFIG_SITE’ environment variable to the location of the site script.
+A warning: not all ‘configure’ scripts look for a site script.
 
 Operation Controls
 ==================
 
-   `configure' recognizes the following options to control how it
+   ‘configure’ recognizes the following options to control how it
 operates.
 
-`--cache-file=FILE'
+‘--cache-file=FILE’
      Use and save the results of the tests in FILE instead of
-     `./config.cache'.  Set FILE to `/dev/null' to disable caching, for
-     debugging `configure'.
+     ‘./config.cache’.  Set FILE to ‘/dev/null’ to disable caching, for
+     debugging ‘configure’.
 
-`--help'
-     Print a summary of the options to `configure', and exit.
+‘--help’
+     Print a summary of the options to ‘configure’, and exit.
 
-`--quiet'
-`--silent'
-`-q'
+‘--quiet’
+‘--silent’
+‘-q’
      Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.  To
-     suppress all normal output, redirect it to `/dev/null' (any error
+     suppress all normal output, redirect it to ‘/dev/null’ (any error
      messages will still be shown).
 
-`--srcdir=DIR'
+‘--srcdir=DIR’
      Look for the package's source code in directory DIR.  Usually
-     `configure' can determine that directory automatically.
+     ‘configure’ can determine that directory automatically.
 
-`--version'
-     Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the `configure'
+‘--version’
+     Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the ‘configure’
      script, and exit.
 
-`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.
+‘configure’ also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.