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-rw-r--r--depends/README.md16
-rw-r--r--doc/build-unix.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/multiprocess.md2
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md
index a1d4a99084..6b20791281 100644
--- a/depends/README.md
+++ b/depends/README.md
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ For example:
make HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -j4
-**Bitcoin Core's configure script by default will ignore the depends output.** In
+**Bitcoin Core's `configure` script by default will ignore the depends output.** In
order for it to pick up libraries, tools, and settings from the depends build,
-you must point it at the appropriate `--prefix` directory generated by the
-build. In the above example, a prefix dir named x86_64-w64-mingw32 will be
-created. To use it for Bitcoin:
+you must set the `CONFIG_SITE` environment variable to point to a `config.site` settings file.
+In the above example, a file named `depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32/share/config.site` will be
+created. To use it during compilation:
- ./configure --prefix=$PWD/depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32
+ CONFIG_SITE=$PWD/depends/x86_64-w64-mingw32/share/config.site ./configure
-Common `host-platform-triplets` for cross compilation are:
+The default install prefix when using `config.site` is `--prefix=depends/<host-platform-triplet>`,
+so depends build outputs will be installed in that location.
+
+Common `host-platform-triplet`s for cross compilation are:
- `i686-pc-linux-gnu` for Linux 32 bit
- `x86_64-pc-linux-gnu` for x86 Linux
@@ -133,4 +136,3 @@ This is an example command for a default build with no disabled dependencies:
- [description.md](description.md): General description of the depends system
- [packages.md](packages.md): Steps for adding packages
-
diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md
index d7e0ff705d..0c438db29a 100644
--- a/doc/build-unix.md
+++ b/doc/build-unix.md
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ To build executables for ARM:
make HOST=arm-linux-gnueabihf NO_QT=1
cd ..
./autogen.sh
- ./configure --prefix=$PWD/depends/arm-linux-gnueabihf --enable-glibc-back-compat --enable-reduce-exports LDFLAGS=-static-libstdc++
+ CONFIG_SITE=$PWD/depends/arm-linux-gnueabihf/share/config.site ./configure --enable-glibc-back-compat --enable-reduce-exports LDFLAGS=-static-libstdc++
make
diff --git a/doc/multiprocess.md b/doc/multiprocess.md
index 471d8561f7..7a42fdd734 100644
--- a/doc/multiprocess.md
+++ b/doc/multiprocess.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The multiprocess feature requires [Cap'n Proto](https://capnproto.org/) and [lib
```
cd <BITCOIN_SOURCE_DIRECTORY>
make -C depends NO_QT=1 MULTIPROCESS=1
-./configure --prefix=$PWD/depends/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
+CONFIG_SITE=$PWD/depends/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/share/config.site ./configure
make
src/bitcoin-node -regtest -printtoconsole -debug=ipc
BITCOIND=bitcoin-node test/functional/test_runner.py