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@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@ When a variable has been set, no warning will be issued.
* `erl_xcomp_reliable_fpe` - `yes|no`. Defaults to `no`. If `yes`, the target
system must have reliable floating point exceptions.
+* `erl_xcomp_posix_memalign` - `yes|no`. Defaults to `yes` if `posix_memalign`
+ system call exists; otherwise `no`. If `yes`, the target system must have a
+ `posix_memalign` implementation that accepts larger than page size
+ alignment.
+
Copyright and License
---------------------
diff --git a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md
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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.