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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c4d3340e98..7cc31da46a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
might use "/usr/local/apache2" for PREFIX (without the
quotes).
- * If you are a developer who will be linking your code with
+ * Consider if you need to use the bundled APR and APR-Util
+ via ./configure's --with-included-apr option, to use the
+ bundled source instead of a previously installed APR and
+ APR-Util (such as those provided with many OSes). This
+ is required if you don't have the compiler which the
+ system APR was built with. This can be advantageous if
+ you are a developer who will be linking your code with
Apache or using a debugger to step through server code,
- ./configure's --with-included-apr option may be advantageous,
as it removes the possibility of version or compile-option
- mismatches with APR and APR-util code. (Many OSes now
- include their own version of APR and APR-util.)
+ mismatches with APR and APR-util code.
* If you are a developer building Apache directly from
Subversion, you will need to run ./buildconf before running