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Usage: corrected the explanation concerning specifying the executable's ___location. Explanation of my correction: having to specify the executable's ___location is a recommended practice. It is implemented in the configuration, as shipped. The previous wording made it seem hardcoded in the OS executables. Specifying the ___location doesn't require an absolute path -- a relative path suffices.
Usage: reworded to improve clarity
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The first line includes the <code>mpfr</code> and <code>gmp</code> libraries. The second line tells <code>[[make (software)|make]]</code> to install the final version in <code>/home/user/local</code>.

Often, therea document with instructions is aincluded. file containingThis instructionscan shouldbe thehelpful prescribedif steps<code>configure</code> failfails. This file is commonly named <code>INSTALL</code>.
 
== Generating <code>configure</code> ==