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diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index 18862919..5aee1b2d 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -1520,10 +1520,11 @@ binaries. ### Compiling on Linux and BSD -For Linux and BSD systems, simply run `make deps` in the *src/* directory to -prepare the build environment followed by `make` to build the *textadept* and -*textadeptjit* executables in the root directory. Make a symlink from them to -*/usr/bin/* or elsewhere in your `PATH`. +For Linux and BSD systems, simply run `make deps` (or `make deps NIGHTLY=1` when +compiling Textadept from the latest source rather than from a tagged release) in +the *src/* directory to prepare the build environment, followed by `make` to +build the *textadept* and *textadeptjit* executables in the root directory. Make +a symlink from them to */usr/bin/* or elsewhere in your `PATH`. Similarly, `make curses` builds *textadept-curses* and *textadeptjit-curses*. @@ -1539,9 +1540,10 @@ compiler flags do not include them by default. Textadept is self-contained, meaning you do not have to install it, and runs from its current location. Should you choose to install Textadept like a normal -Linux application, run `make deps` and then the usual `make` and `make install` -or `sudo make install` commands depending on your privileges. The default prefix -is */usr/local* but setting `DESTDIR` (e.g. +Linux application, run `make deps` (or `make deps NIGHTLY=1` as noted in the +previous section) and then the usual `make` and `make install` or +`sudo make install` commands depending on your privileges. The default prefix is +*/usr/local* but setting `DESTDIR` (e.g. `make install DESTDIR=/prefix/to/install/to`) changes it. Similarly, `make curses` and `make curses install` installs the curses version. |