Help with ./configure options

David Touster
1999-09-28T22:08:59Z

I have used Samba for a few years but I'm new to version 2.x.

I can't find any information documenting or explaining the options in the
./configure program except the limited
info in the help output.    "./configure --help"    (I searched the
man pages, Docs, digest, FAQ, etc.)

Please define the use of the following options:  (or point me to the
documentation)
 --build=BUILD           configure for building on BUILD [BUILD=HOST]
 --host=HOST             configure for HOST [guessed]
 --target=TARGET

Can I enter any text for any of these?  Does Samba really use this info to
determine what host it's running on
for networking issues, etc.?  After it's compiled, I will tar it up and
install it on many servers.  All the
servers are Sun Sparc's running 2.6 of various types.  (ie:
E250's-E4500's)  Any issues??  I have done for
versions previous to Samba 2.x without problems.

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Secondly, please confirm the following:

As an end result, I wish to have Samba installed in   /opt/samba
All of it's directories and files will be under this base directory.

I'm using the following command string:    (Will the backslashes work as
usual?)

./configure --prefix=/opt/samba --exec-prefix=/opt/samba \
  --build=ACECOMM  --with-privatedir=/opt/samba/private  \
  --with-lockdir=/opt/samba/var/locks                    \
  --with-swatdir=/opt/samba/swat

Are the only options that I must change?  (therefore, the "make
install" will use these locations?)


Thanks,
David