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Compile-time configuration via GNU autoconf
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   Before it can be compiled, fdutils must be configured using the GNU
autoconf script `./configure'.  In most circumstances, running
`./configure' without any parameters is enough. However, you may
customize fdutils using various options to `./configure'. The following
options are supported:
`--prefix DIRECTORY'
     Prefix used for any directories used by fdutils.  By default, this
     is `/usr/local'.  Fdutils is installed in `$prefix/lib', looks for
     its system wide configuration file in `$prefix/etc'.  Man pages are
     installed in `$prefix/man', info pages in `$prefix/info' etc.

`--sysconfdir DIRECTORY'
     Directory containing the system-wide configuration files such as
     `mediaprm' and `driveprm'.  By default, this is derived from
     `prefix' (see above).  N.B. For backward compatibility reasons, the
     old-style floppy parameter file `fdprm' is always in `/etc',
     regardless of the setting for `sysconfdir'

`--enable-fdmount-floppy-only'
     Allows usage of the `fdmount' program only to members of the group
     `floppy'

   In addition to the above-listed options, the other standard GNU
autoconf options apply.  Type `./configure --help' to get a complete
list of these.