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FreeBSD:root:/usr/ports/editors/vim $ cd work/
FreeBSD:root:/usr/ports/editors/vim/work $ cd vim61/
FreeBSD:root:/usr/ports/editors/vim/work/vim61 $ ./configure --help
Usage: configure [options] [host]
Options: [defaults in brackets after descriptions]
Configuration:
  --cache-file=FILE       cache test results in FILE
  --help                  print this message
  --no-create             do not create output files
  --quiet, --silent       do not print `checking...' messages
  --version               print the version of autoconf that created configure
Directory and file names:
  --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
                          [/usr/local]
  --exec-prefix=EPREFIX   install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
                          [same as prefix]
  --bindir=DIR            user executables in DIR [EPREFIX/bin]
  --sbindir=DIR           system admin executables in DIR [EPREFIX/sbin]
  --libexecdir=DIR        program executables in DIR [EPREFIX/libexec]
  --datadir=DIR           read-only architecture-independent data in DIR
                          [PREFIX/share]
  --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data in DIR [PREFIX/etc]
  --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data in DIR
                          [PREFIX/com]
  --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data in DIR [PREFIX/var]
  --libdir=DIR            object code libraries in DIR [EPREFIX/lib]
  --includedir=DIR        C header files in DIR [PREFIX/include]
  --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc in DIR [/usr/include]
  --infodir=DIR           info documentation in DIR [PREFIX/info]
  --mandir=DIR            man documentation in DIR [PREFIX/man]
  --srcdir=DIR            find the sources in DIR [configure dir or ..]
  --program-prefix=PREFIX prepend PREFIX to installed program names
  --program-suffix=SUFFIX append SUFFIX to installed program names
  --program-transform-name=PROGRAM
                          run sed PROGRAM on installed program names
Host type:
  --build=BUILD           configure for building on BUILD [BUILD=HOST]
  --host=HOST             configure for HOST [guessed]
  --target=TARGET         configure for TARGET [TARGET=HOST]
Features and packages:
  --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
  --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
  --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
  --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
  --x-includes=DIR        X include files are in DIR
  --x-libraries=DIR       X library files are in DIR
--enable and --with options recognized:
  --with-vim-name=NAME    what to call the Vim executable
  --with-ex-name=NAME     what to call the Ex executable
  --with-view-name=NAME   what to call the View executable
  --with-global-runtime=DIR    global runtime directory in 'runtimepath'
  --with-modified-by=NAME       name of who modified a release version
  --with-features=TYPE    tiny, small, normal, big or huge (default: normal)
  --with-compiledby=NAME  name to show in :version message
  --enable-perlinterp     Include Perl interpreter.
  --enable-pythoninterp   Include Python interpreter.
  --with-python-config-dir=PATH  Python's config directory
  --enable-tclinterp      Include Tcl interpreter.
  --with-tclsh=PATH       which tclsh to use (default: tclsh8.0)
  --enable-rubyinterp     Include Ruby interpreter.
  --enable-cscope         Include cscope interface.
  --enable-workshop       Include Sun Visual Workshop support.
  --enable-netbeans       Include NetBeans integration support.
  --enable-sniff          Include Sniff interface.
  --enable-multibyte      Include multibyte editing support.
  --enable-hangulinput    Include Hangul input support.
  --enable-xim            Include XIM input support.
  --enable-fontset        Include X fontset output support.
  --with-x                use the X Window System
  --enable-gui[=OPTS]     X11 GUI [default=auto] [OPTS=auto/no/gtk/gnome/motif/athena/beos/photon]
  --enable-gtk-check      If auto-select GUI, check for GTK [default=yes]
  --enable-gnome-check    If GTK GUI, check for GNOME [default=no]
  --enable-motif-check    If auto-select GUI, check for Motif [default=yes]
  --enable-athena-check   If auto-select GUI, check for Athena [default=yes]
  --with-gtk-prefix=PFX   Prefix where GTK is installed (optional)
  --with-gtk-exec-prefix=PFX Exec prefix where GTK is installed (optional)
  --disable-gtktest       Do not try to compile and run a test GTK program
  --with-gnome-includes=DIR Specify location of GNOME headers
  --with-gnome-libs=DIR   Specify location of GNOME libs
  --with-gnome            Specify prefix for GNOME files
  --with-motif-lib=STRING   Library for Motif
  --with-tlib=library     terminal library to be used
  --disable-acl           Don't check for ACL support.
  --disable-gpm           Don't use gpm (Linux mouse daemon).
  --disable-nls           Don't support NLS (gettext()).
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