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authorJakub <[email protected]>2013-10-29 10:57:42 +0000
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@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ Step 4: Run the following commands to configure the build:
$ ./configure [ options ]
+If you are building it from git you will need to run `autoconf` to generate configure file.
By default, Erlang/OTP will be installed in `/usr/local/{bin,lib/erlang}`.
To instead install in `<BaseDir>/{bin,lib/erlang}`, use the
`--prefix=<BaseDir>` option.