change build system to use autotool/configure, debian rules need work. Still to check Solaris and OSF

git-svn-id: https://svn.bingwo.ca/repos/sg3_utils/trunk@84 6180dd3e-e324-4e3e-922d-17de1ae2f315

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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7cf0a33a..d5ac0087 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+During the development of sg3_utils version 1.25 this package
+was changed to use autotools. It previously used handed
+crafted Makefiles.
+
+In most cases the build process is now:
+  a) fetch the source tarball, untar it and go to the top level
+     directory, then do
+  b) ./configure
+  c) make
+  d) make install
+
+Step d) usually requires root permissions. Notes on individual
+supported architectures are given below. If the architecture
+supports shared libraries (in Unix/Linux) then the default
+'./configure' generates a Makefile that will build executables
+that use a shared library. The name of that shared library starts
+with 'libsgutils'. To build without that shared library use this
+invocation instead of step b): './configure --disable-shared'
+
+
+More information about the autotool build needs to be added
+
+xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+
+
 Unless otherwise noted, these install instructions are for the
 Linux operating system. See below for other operating systems.
 
@@ -140,5 +165,5 @@ will be placed in that directory. They can be executed in a MSYS or "cmd"
 shell.
 
 
-3rd May 2007
+15th July 2007
 Doug Gilbert