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configure options

--cache-file=file

Configure test for the availablitity of features which can take some time. In order to circumvent these tests in subsequent invocations of ./configure, the results can be cached.

--no-create

Doesn't create any output files.

--recheck

??? See also config.status

--enable-shared

See also AM_PROG_LIBTOOL

--disable-shared

See also AM_PROG_LIBTOOL

--enable-maintainer-mode

--silent

(equal to --quiet): don't inform the user what ./configure is doing.

--prefix=prefix

./configure --prefix=/opt/some/where
Instructs where the architecture independent parts of the software will be installed. However, the generated Makefile must observe this argument...
The default for --prefix is /usr/local.

--exec-prefix=exec_prefix

Instructs where the architecture dependent parts of the software will be installed. However, the generated Makefile must observe this argument...
If not specified, it will use the value of --prefix.

--bindir=dir

Installation location for binary files. Binary files are those that are run by the user.

--sbindir=dir

Installation location for superuser binary files. Superuser binary files are those that are run by the super user.

--libexecdir=dir

Installation location for executable support files. Executable support files are not run by the user, but might be called by the installed programm.

--datadir=dir

--libdir=dir

--sysconfdir=dir

Location of read only data.

--mandir=dir

Manual pages.

--srcdir=dir

Specifies where source files are located. Usually, this flag needs no be specified.

--program-prefix=prefix

--program-suffix=suffix

--build=build

The type of systems on which the programm is built.

--host=host

The type of systems on which the programm is run. If not specified, uses config.guess to determine the >host triplet.

--target=target

If not specified, same as --host.

--enable-feature

feature is to be replaced by the name of the feature. For example --enable-debug_output.

--disable-feature

feature is to be replaced by the name of the feature. For example --disable-debug_output.

--with-package[=arg]

packge is to be replaced by the name of a package. For example --with-perl=/opt/perl.

--without-package