From d70f477753c9fe3b147dcc8ec32676a2206aa277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 16:21:16 +0000 Subject: split building chapter into sections git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@33779 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751 --- Build/source/README.5configure | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Build/source/README.5configure') diff --git a/Build/source/README.5configure b/Build/source/README.5configure index f94b0ae674d..605a1db1201 100644 --- a/Build/source/README.5configure +++ b/Build/source/README.5configure @@ -163,8 +163,17 @@ Do or do not build and install the program(s) of the module 'PROG'. -------------------------- Do not build any program modules by default--only those explicitly -enabled. Without this option, all modules are built except those that -are explicitly disabled or specify 'disable' in their 'ac/withenable.ac' +enabled. This is useful when one wants to work on only a single +program, which is specified with an additional '--enable' option, e.g., +'--enable-dvipdfm-x'. It's still simplest to check out and configure +the whole source tree, but at least only the program you are interested +in, and its dependencies, are built. The 'configure' will generally +take less than a minute with everything disabled. (It is a good idea to +run 'make check' after doing this, and after making any changes, to +ensure that whatever tests have been written still pass.) + + Without this option, all modules are built except those that are +explicitly disabled or specify 'disable' in their 'ac/withenable.ac' fragment. 7.2.3 Configure options for 'texk/web2c' @@ -251,10 +260,12 @@ libraries). The former modules 'dvipdfmx' (extended DVI to PDF converter) and 'xdvipdfmx' (the same, as used by XeTeX) have been merged into -'dvipdfm-x'. +'dvipdfm-x' at the source level. Two separate binaries are still +created by default. In addition, 'dvipdfm' is created as a symlink to +'dvipdfmx', with backward-compatible (very slightly different) behavior. '--disable-dvipdfmx' -Do not build the 'dvipdfmx' program. +Do not build the 'dvipdfmx' program or create the 'dvipdfm' symlink. '--disable-xdvipdfmx' Do not build the 'xdvipdfmx' program (building 'xdvipdfmx' requires the -- cgit v1.2.3