Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of InstallLinux

Timestamp:

08/06/13 21:25:48 (11 years ago)

Author:

Peter Kovacs

Comment:

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InstallLinux

@@ -2 +2 @@
 
 This file contains instructions for building and installing LEMON from
-source on Linux. The process on Windows is similar.
+source on Linux. The process on other systems (OSX, Windows, etc.) is similar.
 
 Note that it is not necessary to install LEMON in order to use
@@ -66 +66 @@
 }}}
 
-      This command installs LEMON under /usr/local (you will need root
+      This command installs LEMON under `/usr/local` (you will need root
       privileges to be able to do that). If you want to install it to
       some other location, then pass the
-      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=DIRECTORY flag to cmake in Step 3.
+      `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<directory>` flag to cmake in Step 3.
       For example:
-      
-      $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/username/lemon'
-
+{{{      
+      $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/username/lemon ..
+}}}
 == Configure Options and Variables ==
 
@@ -84 +84 @@
 You find a list of the most useful options below.
 
-{{{-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=PREFIX}}}
+{{{-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<directory>}}}
 
-
-  Set the installation prefix to `PREFIX`. By default it is `/usr/local`.
+  Set the installation prefix to the given directory. By default it is `/usr/local`.
 
 {{{-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[Release|Debug|Maintainer|...]}}}
 
-  This sets the compiler options. The choices are the following
+  Set the compiler options. The choices are the following:
 
   `Release`: A strong optimization is turned on (`-O3` with gcc). This
@@ -113 +112 @@
   very effective way of identifying indexing problems and memory leaks.
 
-{{{-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=path-to-compiler}}}
+{{{-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=<path to compiler>}}}
 
   Change the compiler to be used.
@@ -138 +137 @@
   installed version of !MathJax to properly render the doc.
 
-{{{-DLEMON_DOC_MATHJAX_RELPATH=DIRECTORY}}}
+{{{-DLEMON_DOC_MATHJAX_RELPATH=<directory>}}}
   
   The location of the !MathJax library. It defaults to
@@ -168 +167 @@
   is enabled and succesfully discovered.
 
-{{{-DGLPK_ROOT_DIR=DIRECTORY}}},
-{{{-DCOIN_ROOT_DIR=DIRECTORY}}},
-{{{-DILOG_ROOT_DIR=DIRECTORY}}}
+{{{-DGLPK_ROOT_DIR=<directory>}}},
+{{{-DCOIN_ROOT_DIR=<directory>}}},
+{{{-DILOG_ROOT_DIR=<directory>}}}
 
   Root directory prefixes of optional third party libraries.