* doc/install.texi: Better wording for setting variables when

running configure.
From Christian Cornelssen.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 69e9676ef13a3a035dfc8710cbad319fb09fdb93..a79e6038fd5f04d20ea09c097dfb83f27803ac11 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-04-29  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+       * doc/install.texi: Better wording for setting variables when
+       running configure.
+       From Christian Cornelssen.
+
 2002-04-29  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
        * tests/m4sh.at (LINENO): If testsuite itself is rewritten because

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ce83b00cf57eb5a00164d57d05f013663976b282..a4b34144dcffac7fc134e117fd7ce17efc45e22a 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ Compilers and Options
 the `configure' script does not know about.  Run `./configure --help'
 for details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 
-   You can give `configure' initial values for variables by setting
-them in the environment.  You can do that on the command line like this:
+   You can give `configure' initial values for configuration parameters
+by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.  Here
+is an example:
 
      ./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix
 

diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index d945fad6e019d92cfc79b714a910cdc04ffa9cd2..af48ee815a6dfab4f45f19447ef9291faf3e725d 100644 (file)
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Carl Edman                  cedman@princeton.edu
 Chad R. Larson              chad@anasazi.com
 Chris P. Ross               cross@uu.net
 Chris Provenzano            proven@cygnus.com
+Christian Cornelssen        ccorn@cs.tu-berlin.de
 Christian Krackowizer       ckrackowiz@std.schuler-ag.com
 Christian Krone             krischan@sql.de
 Christopher Lee             chrislee@ri.cmu.edu

diff --git a/doc/install.texi b/doc/install.texi
index 557257ec5d646a49a158c243ab65dd111d70ff05..6e07e5b50ea1d147203cad20e3bb329e06073280 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/install.texi
+++ b/doc/install.texi
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that the
 @command{configure} script does not know about.  Run @samp{./configure
 --help} for details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 
-You can give @command{configure} initial values for variables by setting
-them in the environment.  You can do that on the command line like this:
+You can give @command{configure} initial values for configuration
+parameters by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.
+Here is an example:
 
 @example
 ./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix