From 575c3788c8b770a2c32c9d8461bc7422e3b89676 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan Coopersmith Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:05:36 -0800 Subject: xmkmf.man: Remove instructions for "X Consortium" monolithic build tree Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith --- xmkmf.man | 21 +++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/xmkmf.man b/xmkmf.man index dbe0fb2..c61e2b0 100644 --- a/xmkmf.man +++ b/xmkmf.man @@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ the .I imake program is run with arguments appropriate for your system (configured into -.I xmkmf -when X was built) and generates a +.I imake +when it was built) and generates a .I Makefile. .PP When invoked with the @@ -61,14 +61,13 @@ in the current directory, and then automatically executes ``make Makefiles'' (in case there are subdirectories), ``make includes'', and ``make depend'' for you. -This is the normal way to configure software that is outside -the X Consortium build tree. .PP -If working inside the X Consortium build tree (unlikely unless you -are an X developer, and even then this option is never really used), the +If a .I topdir -argument should be specified as the relative pathname from the -current directory to the top of the build tree. Optionally, +is given, +.I xmkmf +assumes nothing is installed on your system and looks for files in +the build tree instead of using the installed versions. Optionally, .I curdir may be specified as a relative pathname from the top of the build tree to the current directory. It is necessary to supply @@ -76,11 +75,5 @@ tree to the current directory. It is necessary to supply if the current directory has subdirectories, or the .I Makefile will not be able to build the subdirectories. -If a -.I topdir -is given, -.I xmkmf -assumes nothing is installed on your system and looks for files in -the build tree instead of using the installed versions. .SH "SEE ALSO" imake(1) -- cgit v1.2.3