Add support for out-of-tree builds #2993
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Initial work to support out-of-tree builds
IMPORTANT:
autogen.shdoesn't callconfigureautomatically anymore!!You have to do:
./autogen.sh && ./configure --$OPTIONS. A little bit annoying but the patternautogen && configure && makeis very common on Linux.Known issues:
make docdoesn't work in out-of-tree builds, yetSee: #2992