<!ELEMENT configure      ((param | prefix)*)>
<!ATTLIST configure
          base           CDATA #IMPLIED
          command        CDATA #IMPLIED>

This element occurs in : Element : <alfs> | Element: <stage>

See also : Element: <param> | Element: <prefix>

The element configure is one of the top-level operation elements. The element configure is used to describe the command configure.

When processing the element, one executes the command ./configure with the parameter(s) and prefix(es) specified.

The attribute base allows you to specify the directory in which the command is executed. See Element : <base>.

The attribute command allows you to specify a custom command if you don't want to use the default ./configure. This is extremely useful when running ./configure in a build directory outside the main source directory. The packages gcc and glibc often require this.

This first example calls configure without any parameters :

<configure base="/usr/src/mypackage/">
</configure>

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing configure
cd /usr/src/mypackage/
./configure

This second example calls configure with a parameter :

<configure base="/usr/src/mypackage/">
        <prefix>CFLAGS="..."<prefix>
        <prefix>CXXFLAGS="..."<prefix>
        <param>--prefix=/opt/mypackage</param>
</configure>

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing configure
cd /usr/src/mypackage/
./configure --prefix=/opt/mypackage

This third example calls configure with a parameter and uses prefix :

<configure base="/usr/src/mypackage/">
        <prefix>PATH=/usr/local/bin</prefix>
        <param>--prefix=/opt/mypackage</param>
</configure>

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing configure
cd /usr/src/mypackage/
PATH=/usr/local/bin ./configure --prefix=/opt/mypackage

This fourth example calls configure with a parameter and an explicit command (same result as example #3) :

<configure base="/usr/src/mypackage/" command="PATH=/usr/local/bin ./configure">
        <param>--prefix=/opt/mypackage</param>
</configure>

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing configure
cd /usr/src/mypackage/
PATH=/usr/local/bin ./configure --prefix=/opt/mypackage