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11 Compile-time configuration via GNU autoconf
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Before it can be compiled, fdutils must be configured using the GNU
autoconf script './configure'.  In most circumstances, running
'./configure' without any parameters is enough.  However, you may
customize fdutils using various options to './configure'.  The following
options are supported:

'--prefix DIRECTORY'
     Prefix used for any directories used by fdutils.  By default, this
     is '/usr/local'.  Fdutils is installed in '$prefix/lib', looks for
     its system wide configuration file in '$prefix/etc'.  Man pages are
     installed in '$prefix/man', info pages in '$prefix/info' etc.

'--sysconfdir DIRECTORY'
     Directory containing the system-wide configuration files such as
     'mediaprm' and 'driveprm'.  By default, this is derived from
     'prefix' (see above).  N.B. For backward compatibility reasons, the
     old-style floppy parameter file 'fdprm' is always in '/etc',
     regardless of the setting for 'sysconfdir'

'--enable-fdmount-floppy-only'
     Allows usage of the 'fdmount' program only to members of the group
     'floppy'

   In addition to the above-listed options, the other standard GNU
autoconf options apply.  Type './configure --help' to get a complete
list of these.