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doc: Suggest the use of out-of-source builds.

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INSTALL
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@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ may remove or edit it.
you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version
of `autoconf'.
The simplest way to compile this package is:
The suggested way to compile this package is:
1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
`./configure' to configure the package for your system.
1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and
create a new directory named `build'. Then `cd' to that
directory and type `../configure' to configure the package for
your system.
Running `configure' might take a while. While running, it prints
some messages telling which features it is checking for.
@ -58,14 +60,17 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
documentation.
5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the
files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'. There is
also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
for the package's developers. If you use it, you may have to get
all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
with the distribution.
5. You can remove the program binaries and object files by deleting
all files from the `build' directory. In case you did not used a
dedicated build directory but build the software directly in the
source tree, you can remove the program binaries and object files
from the source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also
remove the files that `configure' created (so you can compile the
package for a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.
There is also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is
intended mainly for the package's developers. If you use it, you
may have to get all sorts of other programs in order to
regenerate files that came with the distribution.
Compilers and Options
=====================
@ -231,4 +236,3 @@ an Autoconf bug. Until the bug is fixed you can use this workaround:
`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options. Run
`configure --help' for more details.

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README
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As with all packages, you just have to do
./configure
mkdir build
cd build
../configure
make
make check
make install
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To quickly build all required software without installing it, the
Speedo method may be used:
make -f build-aux/speedo.mk native
cd build
make -f ../build-aux/speedo.mk native
This method downloads all required libraries and does a native build
of GnuPG to PLAY/inst/. GNU make is required and you need to set