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Installation Instructions
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Installation Instructions
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Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Free
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Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005,
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Software Foundation, Inc.
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2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
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This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
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unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
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unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
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Basic Installation
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Basic Installation
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==================
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==================
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These are generic installation instructions.
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Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
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configure, build, and install this package. The following
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more-detailed instructions are generic; see the `README' file for
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instructions specific to this package.
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The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
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The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
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various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
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various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
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It can also use an optional file (typically called `config.cache'
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It can also use an optional file (typically called `config.cache'
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and enabled with `--cache-file=config.cache' or simply `-C') that saves
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and enabled with `--cache-file=config.cache' or simply `-C') that saves
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the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring. (Caching is
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the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring. Caching is
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disabled by default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale
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disabled by default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale
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cache files.)
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cache files.
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If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
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If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
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to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
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to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
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may remove or edit it.
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may remove or edit it.
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The file `configure.ac' (or `configure.in') is used to create
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The file `configure.ac' (or `configure.in') is used to create
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`configure' by a program called `autoconf'. You only need
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`configure' by a program called `autoconf'. You need `configure.ac' if
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`configure.ac' if you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using
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you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version
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a newer version of `autoconf'.
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of `autoconf'.
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The simplest way to compile this package is:
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The simplest way to compile this package is:
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1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
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1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
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`./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're
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`./configure' to configure the package for your system.
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using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
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`sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
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`configure' itself.
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Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some
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Running `configure' might take a while. While running, it prints
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messages telling which features it is checking for.
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some messages telling which features it is checking for.
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2. Type `make' to compile the package.
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2. Type `make' to compile the package.
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by setting variables in the command line or in the environment. Here
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by setting variables in the command line or in the environment. Here
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is an example:
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is an example:
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./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix
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./configure CC=c99 CFLAGS=-g LIBS=-lposix
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*Note Defining Variables::, for more details.
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*Note Defining Variables::, for more details.
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You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
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You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
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same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
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same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
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own directory. To do this, you must use a version of `make' that
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own directory. To do this, you can use GNU `make'. `cd' to the
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supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'. `cd' to the
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directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
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directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
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the `configure' script. `configure' automatically checks for the
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the `configure' script. `configure' automatically checks for the
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source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'.
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source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'.
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If you have to use a `make' that does not support the `VPATH'
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With a non-GNU `make', it is safer to compile the package for one
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variable, you have to compile the package for one architecture at a
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architecture at a time in the source code directory. After you have
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time in the source code directory. After you have installed the
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installed the package for one architecture, use `make distclean' before
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package for one architecture, use `make distclean' before reconfiguring
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reconfiguring for another architecture.
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for another architecture.
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Installation Names
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Installation Names
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./configure CC=/usr/local2/bin/gcc
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./configure CC=/usr/local2/bin/gcc
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causes the specified `gcc' to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
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causes the specified `gcc' to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
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overridden in the site shell script). Here is a another example:
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overridden in the site shell script).
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/bin/bash ./configure CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash
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Unfortunately, this technique does not work for `CONFIG_SHELL' due to
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an Autoconf bug. Until the bug is fixed you can use this workaround:
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Here the `CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash' operand causes subsequent
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CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash /bin/bash ./configure CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash
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configuration-related scripts to be executed by `/bin/bash'.
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`configure' Invocation
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`configure' Invocation
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