Hi Steffen, <arch> means one of the options printed by ./configure --help eg, you can do ./configure linux Rene Brun On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Steffen Grohmann wrote: > Hello, > > I'm planning to compile Root on a local linux machine (CERN Linux 7.2.1). I > have downloaded and unpacked the source files and now want to install. On > http://root.cern.ch/root/Install.html the following installation method is > proposed: > 1.. get the sources of latest ROOT (see above) > 2.. now type the build commands: > all shells: > ./configure --help > ./configure <arch> --prefix=/usr/local [change arch appropriately] > gmake [or, make -j2, for dual CPU machines] > gmake install [su to root if --prefix points to a system > dir] > Could you please tell me the code I have to write for <arch> and in which > directory these commands have to be written (I suppose in the .../root/ > directory with the source code)? What does "change arch appropriately" mean? > > Thanks, Steffen >
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