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refine use of "Unix" in the installation instructions
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Based on a suggestion from enedil <[email protected]>, avoid
suggesting that OS X is not Unix or that Linux is truly Unix.
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mflatt committed Aug 17, 2015
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Build Options
=============

For Unix platforms, instead of using this source repository, consider
getting source for the current Racket release from
Instead of using this source repository, consider getting source for
the current Racket release from

http://download.racket-lang.org/

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In contrast to this repository, release and snapshot source
distributions will work in the

configure --prefix=... && make && make install

way that you probably expect.


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Instructions: In-place Build" below.

* Unix-style install --- installs to a given destination directory
(Unix and Mac OS X, only), leaving no reference to the source
(on platforms other Windows), leaving no reference to the source
directory. This is the most natural mode for installing once from
the source repository. See "Quick Instructions: Unix-style Install"
below.
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Quick Instructions: In-place Build
==================================

On Unix, `make' (or `make in-place') creates a build in the "racket"
directory.
On Unix (including Linux) and Mac OS X, `make' (or `make in-place')
creates a build in the "racket" directory.

On Windows with Microsoft Visual Studio (any version between 2008/9.0
and 2013/12.0), `nmake win32-in-place' creates a build in the "racket"
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Quick Instructions: Unix-style Install
======================================

On Unix, `make unix-style PREFIX=<dir>' builds and installs into
"<dir>" (which must be an absolute path) with binaries in "<dir>/bin",
packages in "<dir>/share/racket/pkgs", documentation in
"<dir>/share/racket/doc", etc.
On Unix (including Linux), `make unix-style PREFIX=<dir>' builds and
installs into "<dir>" (which must be an absolute path) with binaries
in "<dir>/bin", packages in "<dir>/share/racket/pkgs", documentation
in "<dir>/share/racket/doc", etc.

On Mac OS X, `make unix-style PREFIX=<dir>' builds and installs into
"<dir>" (whichmust be an absolute path) with binaries in "<dir>/bin",
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normalizing the Windows results to "i386-win32" and "x86_63-win32",
-<dist-suffix> is omitted unless a `#:dist-suffix' string is specified
for the client in the site configuration, and <ext> is
platform-specific: ".sh" for Unix, ".dmg" or ".pkg" for Mac OS X, and
".exe" for Windows.
platform-specific: ".sh" for Unix (including Linux), ".dmg" or ".pkg"
for Mac OS X, and ".exe" for Windows.

Generating Installer Web Sites
------------------------------
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To change the base name of the installer file, provide `DIST_BASE'
to `make'. The default is "racket".

To change the directory name for Unix installation, provide
`DIST_DIR' to `make'. The default is "racket".
To change the directory name for installation on Unix (including
Linux), provide `DIST_DIR' to `make'. The default is "racket".

To add an extra piece to the installer's name, such as an
identifier for a variant of Linux, provide `DIST_SUFFIX' to
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