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@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ contrary, the intent is that just running ./autogen.sh without any
options at all should produce a buildable configuration for developers
with interest in working on the most commonly used parts of the code.
+See [[https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/ReleaseBuilds]] for how
+TDF builds make use of these switches. (Especially, since --with-package-format
+now triggers whether or not installation sets are built, all the relevant *.conf
+files specify it, except for LibreOfficeLinux.conf, where the TDF build
+instructions pass an explicit --with-package-format="rpm deb" in addition to
+--with-distro=LibreOfficeLinux.)
+
(Possibly the above is a misunderstanding, or maybe there never even
has been any clear consensus what situations these files actually are
intended for.)