- Note that if your make does not use the Bourne (sh) shell by
- default when executing internal scripts (reportedly the case on SGI
- machines at least), you will need to run the make explicitly from
- within a Bourne shell. If you a syntax error such as "Missing ]"
- when you do the make under your usual shell, try this:
+ If all goes well, the configure script will automatically detect
+ the appropriate settings. If the configure script fails, you
+ should read the config.log file that it generated to see what it
+ was trying to do and exactly what failed. You may need to specify
+ additional options and/or environment variables besides those
+ listed above to obtain desired results, depending on your operating
+ system. The Platform Hints section of the FAQ provides help for
+ operating system related problems.