Commit e1386503 authored by Pedro Melo's avatar Pedro Melo
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Rename INSTALL_TOP to PREFIX; update documentation


Signed-off-by: default avatarPedro Melo <melo@simplicidade.org>
parent 3c23ee1b
...@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@ To compile Redis, do the following: ...@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@ To compile Redis, do the following:
cd src; make cd src; make
The compilation will produce a redis-server binary. The compilation will produce a redis-server binary.
Copy this file where you want.
To install Redis, use
make install
and all the binaries will be installed on /usr/local/bin.
Alternatively:
make PREFIX=/some/other/directory
to have the binaries in /some/other/directory/bin.
Run the server using the following command line: Run the server using the following command line:
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...@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ It is as simple as: ...@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ It is as simple as:
Redis is just a single binary, but if you want to install it you can use Redis is just a single binary, but if you want to install it you can use
the "make install" target that will copy the binary in /usr/local/bin the "make install" target that will copy the binary in /usr/local/bin
for default. for default. You can also use "make PREFIX=/some/other/directory install"
if you wish to use a different destination.
You can run a 32 bit Redis binary using: You can run a 32 bit Redis binary using:
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...@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif ...@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif
CCOPT= $(CFLAGS) $(CCLINK) $(ARCH) $(PROF) CCOPT= $(CFLAGS) $(CCLINK) $(ARCH) $(PROF)
DEBUG?= -g -rdynamic -ggdb DEBUG?= -g -rdynamic -ggdb
INSTALL_TOP= /usr/local PREFIX= /usr/local
INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
INSTALL= cp -p INSTALL= cp -p
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