XEmacs 21.2.9

[chise/xemacs-chise.git.1] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index bccc7f1..2cef985 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ use when compiling XEmacs.  Otherwise the value of the environment
 variable CFLAGS is consulted.  If that is also undefined, CFLAGS
 defaults to "-g -O" for gcc and "-g" for all other compilers.
 
-The `--with-gnu-make' option specifies that Makefiles should be
-written to take advantage of special features of GNU Make.  GNU Make
-works fine on Makefiles even without this option.  This flag just
-allows for simultaneous in-place and --srcdir building.
-
 The `--dynamic' option specifies that configure should try to link
 emacs dynamically rather than statically.
 
@@ -449,7 +444,7 @@ are installed in the following directories:
 By default, XEmacs installs its files in the following directories:
 
 `/usr/local/bin' holds the executable programs users normally run -
-               `xemacs', `etags', `ctags', `b2m', `emacsclient',
+               `xemacs', `etags', `ctags', `b2m', `emacsclient', `ellcc',
                `gnuclient', `gnudoit', `gnuattach', and `rcs-checkin'.
 
 `/usr/local/lib/xemacs-VERSION/lisp' holds the Emacs Lisp libraries;
@@ -488,6 +483,17 @@ By default, XEmacs installs its files in the following directories:
                kinds of machines share the file system XEmacs is
                installed on.
 
+`/usr/local/lib/xemacs-VERSION/CONFIGURATION-NAME/modules' holds the Emacs
+               dynamically loadable modules.  These are special programs
+               typically written in C that can be loaded in much the same
+               way that Lisp packages are.  Not all systems support
+               dynamic modules, so do not be alarmed if this directory
+               does not exist or is empty.
+
+               XEmacs searches for modules in this directory, or any
+               sub-directory of it, and then in
+               `/usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-modules/*'.
+
 `/usr/local/lib/xemacs-VERSION/info' holds the on-line documentation
                for XEmacs, known as "info files".
 
@@ -500,6 +506,9 @@ for its lisp files by giving values for `make' variables as part of
 the command.  See the section below called `MAKE VARIABLES' for more
 information on this.
 
+Using GNU Make allows for simultaneous builds with and without the
+--srcdir option.
+
 8) If your system uses lock files to interlock access to mailer inbox files,
 then you might need to make the movemail program setuid or setgid
 to enable it to write the lock files.  We believe this is safe.
@@ -625,6 +634,15 @@ GNU software; here are some variables specific to XEmacs.
        above), is `/usr/local/lib/xemacs-VERSION/CONFIGURATION-NAME'
        (where VERSION and CONFIGURATION-NAME are as described above).
 
+`moduledir' indicates where XEmacs installs and expects to find
+       any dynamic modules.  Its default value, based on
+       `archlibdir' (see above) is
+       `/usr/local/lib/xemacs-VERSION/CONFIGURATION-NAME/modules'
+       (where VERSION and CONFIGURATION-NAME are as described above).
+       By their very nature, dynamic loadable modules are architecture-
+       dependant, and care should be taken not to set this directory
+       to a system- or architecture-independant directory.
+
 Remember that you must specify any variable values you need each time
 you run `make' in the top directory.  If you run `make' once to build
 xemacs, test it, and then run `make' again to install the files, you