---
name: "configure"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "prc-tools"
version: "0.5.0r-3.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/configure"
---

# configure(1)

prepare source code to be built

## NAME

configure — prepare source code to be built

## SYNOPSIS

configure HOST \[--target=TARGET\] \[--srcdir=DIR\] \[--rm\]\
             \[--site=SITE\] \[--prefix=DIR\] \[--exec\_prefix=DIR\]\
             \[--program\_prefix=DIR\] \[--tmpdir=DIR\]\
             \[--with-PACKAGE\[=YES/NO\]\] \[--without-PACKAGE\]\
             \[--enable-FEATURE\[=YES/NO\]\] \[--disable-FEATURE\]\
             \[--norecursion\] \[--nfp\] \[-s\] \[-v\] \[-V \| --version\] \[--help\]

## DESCRIPTION

*configure* is a program used to prepare souce code to be built.  It does this by generating Makefiles and .gdbinit files, creating symlinks, recursing in subdirectories, and some other miscellaneous file editing.

## OPTIONS

*configure* accepts the following options:

- *--target=TARGET*

  Requests that the sources be configured to target the *TARGET* machine.  If no target is specified explicitly, the target is assumed to be the same as the host.

- *--srcdir=DIR*

  tells configure to find the source in  *DIR.* Object code is always built in the current directory, *\`.'.*

- *--rm*

  asks configure to remove a configuration rather than create one.

- *--site=SITE*

  asks configure to use any site-specific Makefile fragments for *SITE* when building Makefiles.

- *--prefix=DIR*

  sets the location in which to install files to *DIR.* The default is "/usr/local".

- *--exec\_prefix=DIR*

  sets the root directory for host-dependent files to *DIR.* The default location is the value of *prefix.*

- *--program\_prefix=DIR*

  configures the source to install programs which have the same names as common Unix programs, such as "make", in *DIR.* Also applies to programs which might be used for cross-compilation.

- *--tmpdir=DIR*

  sets the directory in which configure creates temporary files to *DIR.*

- *--with-PACKAGE\[=YES/NO\]*

  sets a flag for the build to recognize that *PACKAGE* is explicitly present or not present.  If *=YES/NO* is nonexistent, the default is *YES.* *--without-PACKAGE* is equivalent to  *--with-PACKAGE=no*.

- *--enable-FEATURE\[=YES/NO\]*

  sets a flag for the build to recognize that *FEATURE* should be included or not included.  If *=YES/NO* is nonexistent, the default is *YES.* *--disable-FEATURE* is equivalent to *--enable-FEATURE=no*.

- *--norecursion*

  asks that only the current directory be configured.  Normally *configure* recurs on subdirectories.

- *-nfp*

  Notifies *configure* that all of the specified hosts have *no floating point* units.

- *-s*

  used internally by configure to supress status messages on subdirectory recursions.  Override with *-v*

- *-v*

  verbose output.  Asks that configure print status lines for each directory configured.  Normally, only the status lines for the current directory are printed.

- *--version*

  *-V* prints *configure* version number.

- *-help*

  displays a brief usage summary.

## FILES

configure.in	for each directory's individual needs\
 Makefile.in	Makefile template\
 config.sub	for parsing configuration names\
 config.guess	for guessing HOST when not specified\
 config.status	non-recursively rebuilds current directory

## FILES

a.out	the namelist and text space.\
 gmon.out	dynamic call graph and profile.\
 gmon.sum summarized dynamic call graph and profile.

## SEE ALSO

\`**configure**' entry in  **info.**