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diff --git a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md index 533960ef99..c9f4062b83 100644 --- a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md +++ b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md @@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ section below before proceeding. Step 1: Start by unpacking the Erlang/OTP distribution file with your GNU compatible TAR program. - $ gunzip -c otp_src_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz | tar xf - + $ gunzip -c otp_src_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz | tar xf - alternatively: - $ zcat otp_src_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz | tar xf - + $ zcat otp_src_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz | tar xf - Step 2: Now cd into the base directory (`$ERL_TOP`). - $ cd otp_src_%OTP-REL% + $ cd otp_src_%OTP-VSN% ### Configuring ### @@ -500,21 +500,11 @@ The Erlang/OTP Documentation ### How to Build the Documentation ### - $ cd $ERL_TOP - -If you have just built Erlang/OTP in the current source tree, you have -already ran `configure` and do not need to do this again; otherwise, run -`configure`. - - $ ./configure [Configure Args] - -When building the documentation you need a full Erlang/OTP-%OTP-REL% system in -the `$PATH`. - - $ export PATH=<Erlang/OTP-%OTP-REL% bin dir>:$PATH # Assuming bash/sh - -Build the documentation. +Before you can build the documentation you need to either [native build][] +or [cross build][] the Erlang/OTP system. After this you can build the +documentation as follows. + $ cd $ERL_TOP $ make docs The documentation can be installed either using the `install-docs` target, @@ -553,13 +543,13 @@ For some graphical tools to find the on-line help you have to install the HTML documentation on top of the installed OTP applications, i.e. $ cd <ReleaseDir> - $ gunzip -c otp_html_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz | tar xf - + $ gunzip -c otp_html_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz | tar xf - For `erl -man <page>` to work the Unix manual pages have to be installed in the same way, i.e. $ cd <ReleaseDir> - $ gunzip -c otp_man_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz | tar xf - + $ gunzip -c otp_man_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz | tar xf - Where `<ReleaseDir>` is @@ -803,9 +793,11 @@ Before modifying this document you need to have a look at the [Building in Git]: #How-to-Build-and-Install-ErlangOTP_Building-in-Git [Pre-built Source Release]: #How-to-Build-and-Install-ErlangOTP_Prebuilt-Source-Release [make and $ERL_TOP]: #How-to-Build-and-Install-ErlangOTP_make-and-ERLTOP - [html documentation]: http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_doc_html_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz - [man pages]: http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_doc_man_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz - [the released source tar ball]: http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_%OTP-REL%.tar.gz + [html documentation]: http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_doc_html_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz + [man pages]: http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_doc_man_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz + [the released source tar ball]: http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_%OTP-VSN%.tar.gz + [native build]: #How-to-Build-and-Install-ErlangOTP + [cross build]: INSTALL-CROSS.md [$ERL_TOP/HOWTO/MARKDOWN.md]: MARKDOWN.md [?TOC]: true |