buildnotes

HOW TO BUILD
Simply type

	make [variables...]

The build-time settings are

	OS=xxx
		default operating system
		supported OSs are
			windows
			unix
			darwin
			haiku
		this is autodetected by default
	CFLAGS=xxx
	CXXFLAGS=xxx
	LDFLAGS=xxx
		compiler flags
		this is where you can specify -m32 or -m64, for instance
		Objective-C uses $(CFLAGS)
	RELEASE=xxx
		set to 1 to disable debug symbols
		must be 1, any other value means "include debug symbols"
		TODO separate debug symbols from debug runtime
	PREFIX=xxx
		TODO
	DESTDIR=xxx
		applied before PREFIX; used by Debian

To build the test program use

	make [variables....] test

The variables are the same as above.

To build an example, use

	make EXAMPLE=name [variables...] example

You must specify the example name.

TODO discuss the internals