updating documentation to explain the use of CFG to

pass parameters to the configure script
25 years ago · 5ef3c95377
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--- a/6
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@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ directory. Quick starter: go to "freetype2-beta8", then:

  Unix (+GNU Make):
     
+     - make  (don't worry, this will invoke a configure script)
     - make
+
+    alternatively, you can pass parameters to the configure script
+    with the CFG variable, as in:
+  
+     - make CFG="--prefix=/usr"
     - make


--- a/docs/BUILD
+++ b/docs/BUILD
@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ I. QUICK COMMAND-LINE GUIDE:

     make

-  To compile the demo programs..
+
+  Note that on Unix, the first "make" invocation will run a configure
+  script (which is located in "freetype2/builds/unix/". You can also
+  pass parameters to this script with the CFG variable, as in:
+  
+     make CFG="--prefix=/usr/local"
+     make
+

  If this doesn't work, read the following..