Basic Installation
==================
-These are generic installation instructions for Bash.
+These are installation instructions for Bash.
The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
The file `configure.in' is used to create `configure' by a program
called Autoconf. You only need `configure.in' if you want to change it
or regenerate `configure' using a newer version of Autoconf. If you do
-this, make sure you are using Autoconf version 2.9 or newer.
+this, make sure you are using Autoconf version 2.10 or newer.
+
+If you need to change `configure.in' or regenerate `configure', you
+will need to create two files: `_distribution' and `_patchlevel'.
+`_distribution' should contain the major and minor version numbers of
+the Bash distribution, for example `2.01'. `_patchlevel' should
+contain the patch level of the Bash distribution, `0' for example. The
+script `support/mkconffiles' has been provided to automate the creation
+of these files.
The simplest way to compile Bash is:
Here is a complete list of the `--enable-' and `--with-' options that
the Bash `configure' recognizes.
-`--with-gnu-malloc'
- Use the GNU version of `malloc' in `lib/malloc/malloc.c'. This is
- not the same `malloc' that appears in GNU libc, but an older
- version derived from the 4.2 BSD `malloc'. This `malloc' is very
- fast, but wastes a lot of space. This option is enabled by
- default. The `NOTES' file contains a list of systems for which
- this should be turned off.
+`--with-afs'
+ Define if you are using the Andrew File System from Transarc.
+
+`--with-curses'
+ Use the curses library instead of the termcap library. This should
+ be supplied if your system has an inadequate or incomplete termcap
+ database.
`--with-glibc-malloc'
Use the GNU libc version of `malloc' in `lib/malloc/gmalloc.c'.
This is somewhat slower than the default `malloc', but wastes
considerably less space.
-`--with-afs'
- Define if you are using the Andrew File System from Transarc.
+`--with-gnu-malloc'
+ Use the GNU version of `malloc' in `lib/malloc/malloc.c'. This is
+ not the same `malloc' that appears in GNU libc, but an older
+ version derived from the 4.2 BSD `malloc'. This `malloc' is very
+ fast, but wastes a lot of space. This option is enabled by
+ default. The `NOTES' file contains a list of systems for which
+ this should be turned off, and `configure' disables this option
+ automatically for a number of systems.
`--with-purify'
Define this to use the Purify memory allocation checker from Pure
`usg-echo-default' are enabled by default, unless the operating system
does not provide the necessary support.
-`--enable-job-control'
- This enables job control features, if the OS supports them.
-
`--enable-alias'
Allow alias expansion and include the `alias' and `unalias'
builtins.
-`--enable-readline'
- Include support for command-line editing and history with the Bash
- version of the Readline library.
-
-`--enable-history'
- Include command history and the `fc' and `history' builtin
- commands.
+`--enable-array-variables'
+ Include support for one-dimensional array shell variables.
`--enable-bang-history'
Include support for `csh'-like history substitution.
+`--enable-brace-expansion'
+ Include `csh'-like brace expansion ( `b{a,b}c' ==> `bac bbc' ).
+
+`--enable-command-timing'
+ Include support for recognizing `time' as a reserved word and for
+ displaying timing statistics for the pipeline following `time'.
+ This allows pipelines as well as shell builtins and functions to
+ be timed.
+
`--enable-directory-stack'
Include support for a `csh'-like directory stack and the `pushd',
`popd', and `dirs' builtins.
-`--enable-restricted'
- Include support for a "restricted shell". If this is enabled,
- Bash, when called as `rbash', enters a restricted mode. See *Note
- The Restricted Shell::, for a description of restricted mode.
+`--enable-disabled-builtins'
+ Allow builtin commands to be invoked via `builtin xxx' even after
+ `xxx' has been disabled using `enable -n xxx'. See *Note Bash
+ Builtins::, for details of the `builtin' and `enable' builtin
+ commands.
+
+`--enable-dparen-arithmetic'
+ Include support for the `ksh' `((...))' command.
+
+`--enable-help-builtin'
+ Include the `help' builtin, which displays help on shell builtins
+ and variables.
+
+`--enable-history'
+ Include command history and the `fc' and `history' builtin
+ commands.
+
+`--enable-job-control'
+ This enables job control features, if the OS supports them.
`--enable-process-substitution'
This enables process substitution (*note Process Substitution::.)
characters in the `$PS1', `$PS2', `$PS3', and `$PS4' prompt
strings.
+`--enable-readline'
+ Include support for command-line editing and history with the Bash
+ version of the Readline library.
+
+`--enable-restricted'
+ Include support for a "restricted shell". If this is enabled,
+ Bash, when called as `rbash', enters a restricted mode. See *Note
+ The Restricted Shell::, for a description of restricted mode.
+
`--enable-select'
Include the `ksh' `select' builtin, which allows the generation of
simple menus.
-`--enable-help-builtin'
- Include the `help' builtin, which displays help on shell builtins
- and variables.
-
-`--enable-array-variables'
- Include support for one-dimensional array shell variables.
-
-`--enable-dparen-arithmetic'
- Include support for the `ksh' `((...))' command.
-
-`--enable-brace-expansion'
- Include `csh'-like brace expansion ( `b{a,b}c' ==> `bac bbc' ).
-
-`--enable-disabled-builtins'
- Allow builtin commands to be invoked via `builtin xxx' even after
- `xxx' has been disabled using `enable -n xxx'. See *Note Bash
- Builtins::, for details of the `builtin' and `enable' builtin
- commands.
-
-`--enable-command-timing'
- Include support for recognizing `time' as a reserved word and for
- displaying timing statistics for the pipeline following `time'.
- This allows pipelines as well as shell builtins and functions to
- be timed.
-
`--enable-usg-echo-default'
Make the `echo' builtin expand backslash-escaped characters by
default, without requiring the `-e' option. This makes the Bash
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