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authorRob Landley <rob@landley.net>2005-12-02 18:27:39 +0000
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Install links patch from Yann E. Morin. (Another thing hanging around in my
tree forever. Tweaked the docs a bit.)
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29BusyBox is extremely configurable. This allows you to include only the 29BusyBox is extremely configurable. This allows you to include only the
30components you need, thereby reducing binary size. Run 'make config' or 'make 30components you need, thereby reducing binary size. Run 'make config' or 'make
31menuconfig' to select the functionality that you wish to enable. The run 31menuconfig' to select the functionality that you wish to enable. Then run
32'make' to compile BusyBox using your configuration. 32'make' to compile BusyBox using your configuration.
33 33
34After the compile has finished, you should use 'make install' to install 34After the compile has finished, you should use 'make install' to install
35BusyBox. This will install the '/bin/busybox' binary, and will also create 35BusyBox. This will install the 'bin/busybox' binary, in the target directory
36symlinks pointing to the '/bin/busybox' binary for each utility that you 36specified by PREFIX. PREFIX can be set when configuring BusyBox, or you can
37compile into BusyBox. By default, 'make install' will place these symlinks 37specify an alternative location at install time (i.e., with a command line
38into the './_install' directory, unless you have defined 'PREFIX', thereby 38like 'make PREFIX=/tmp/foo install'). If you enabled any applet installation
39specifying some alternative location (i.e., 'make PREFIX=/tmp/foo install'). 39scheme (either as symlinks or hardlinks), these will also be installed in
40If you wish to install using hardlinks, rather than the default of using 40the location pointed to by PREFIX.
41symlinks, you can use 'make PREFIX=/tmp/foo install-hardlinks' instead.
42 41
43=head1 USAGE 42=head1 USAGE
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