1.2.3 Build and install and uninstall

Once configure has been run, simply enter

make 

at the prompt to byte-compile the lisp files, extract the TeX files and build the documentation files. To install the files into the locations chosen earlier, type

make install 

You may need special privileges to install, e.g., if you are installing into system directories.

Should you want to completely remove the installed package, in the same directory you built AUCTeX run

make uninstall 

You will need administration privileges if you installed the package into system directories.