1                             TOP
2                       Version 3.8beta1
3
4                       William LeFebvre
5                          and a cast of many
6
7INSTALLATION
8
9Configuration and installation of top is easy.  Top version 3.6
10comes with a configure script generated by gnu autoconf.  After
11unpacking the tar file, simply run "./configure".  The script will
12automatically perform a series of checks on the system and determine
13what settings are appropriate for the Makefile and certain include
14files.  Once configure completes, simply type "make install" and
15top will be compiled and installed.  By default, the installation
16location is /usr/local/bin.  You can change the destination location
17with the --prefix option to configure.
18
19In addition to the standard options, top's configure script supports
20the following:
21
22    --with-module=name
23
24          Force the use of a particular module.  Modules are located
25          in the subdirectory "machine".  A module's name is derived
26          from the file's basename without the leading "m_".
27
28    --with-ext=name
29
30          Compile with the extension "name", found in the subdirectory
31          "ext". At the present time, there are no extensions in the
32          standard distribution.
33
34    --enable-debug
35    --disable-debug
36
37          Default off. Include debugging output in the compilation,
38          which can be seen with the -D switch.
39
40    --enable-color
41    --disable-color
42
43          Default on.  Include code that allows for the use of color
44          in the output display.  Use --disable-color if you do not
45          want this feature compiled in to the code.  The configure
46          script also recognizes the spelling "colour".
47
48    --enable-kill
49    --disable-kill
50
51          Default on.  Include code that allows for renicing and sending
52          signals to processes from within top (the 'kill' and 'renice'
53          commands). Use --disable-kill if you do not want this feature
54          compiled in to the code.
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