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Update BUILD.autotools.md (#624)
* Update BUILD.autotools.md Do not recommend using in-source Autotools build. Closes: #621
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@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ A simple command list, to build HIDAPI with Autotools as a _shared library_ and
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./bootstrap # this prepares the configure script
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./configure
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mkdir build
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cd build # in-source builds are not recommended and known to be broken in some cases (https://github.com/libusb/hidapi/issues/621)
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../configure
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make # build the library
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make install # as root, or using sudo, this will install hidapi into your system
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```

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