source: BOOK/cross-tools/common/m4.xml@ 8df2af04

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<sect1 id="ch-cross-tools-m4" role="wrap">
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  <title>M4-&m4-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-cross-tools-m4">
    <primary sortas="a-M4">M4</primary>
    <secondary>cross tools</secondary>
  </indexterm>

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  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of M4</title>

    <para>M4 is required to build GMP. We will compile and install an
    <command>m4</command> program into
    <filename class="directory">/cross-tools</filename>, so that we have a
    known-good version which can be used to build GMP, both in
    Cross-Tools and the Temporary System.</para>

    <para os="a">Prepare M4 for compilation:</para>

<screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/cross-tools</userinput></screen>

    <para os="c">Compile the package:</para>

<screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

    <para os="e">Install the package:</para>

<screen os="f"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title/>

    <para>Details on this package are located in <xref
    linkend="contents-m4" role="."/></para>

  </sect2>

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