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diff --git a/chapter06/perl.xml b/chapter06/perl.xml index 8e69cbcee..514b33d62 100644 --- a/chapter06/perl.xml +++ b/chapter06/perl.xml @@ -17,16 +17,13 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Perl</title> -<para>Prepare Perl for compilation:</para> +<para>If you want full control over the way Perl is set up, you can run the +interactive <command>Configure</command> script and hand-pick the way this +package is built. If, however, you guess you can live with the (sensible) +defaults it auto-detects, then prepare Perl for compilation with:</para> <screen><userinput>./configure.gnu --prefix=/usr -Dpager="/bin/less -isR"</userinput></screen> -<para>If you want more control over the way Perl sets itself up to be -built, you can run the interactive <command>Configure</command> script -instead and modify the way Perl is built. If you think you can live with the -(sensible) defaults Perl auto-detects, then just use the command listed -above.</para> - <para>The meaning of the configure option:</para> <itemizedlist> |