From 3ffe5f8b45095f47fb1d07bd8dfc57c33bc7e10b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Russel Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:41:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] explain both interactive and non-interactive install and give full urls to installion_manual --- Installation/INSTALL | 23 +++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Installation/INSTALL b/Installation/INSTALL index 8ebf833a8c8..0bf27e8f440 100644 --- a/Installation/INSTALL +++ b/Installation/INSTALL @@ -5,19 +5,26 @@ such as Linux, Solaris, Irix, and Cygwin on Windows. For installation under Windows using native tools, see INSTALL.win32. The documentation of CGAL is available in various formats (HTML, PostScript, -PDF). It is not bundled with the software but can be downloaded separately. +PDF). It is not bundled with the software but can be downloaded separately at +. -For more information about CGAL, see the URL http://www.cgal.org/. +For more information about CGAL, see the URL . To install CGAL, you should: - - download the compressed archive file from the CGAL web site www.cgal.org + - download the compressed archive file from the CGAL web site www.cgal.org - - unpack the file in the place in which you wish to install it + - unpack the file - - install the CGAL libraries: - the impatient can just try to run "./install_cgal -i", but we recommend - to first have a look at the Installation notes available from the - CGAL web site. http://www.cgal.org/Manual/ + - build and install the CGAL libraries by running + "./install_cgal --prefix=/usr/local" to install CGAL in /usr/local + (or where ever else is desired) + or, for an interactive installer run "./install_cgal -i" + Either way the installer will try to locate the libraries used + and required by CGAL. These libraries are detailed in the CGAL + install notes at + . + + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------