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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-01-23 05:27:04 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-01-23 05:27:04 +0000
commit6fd9f279ead32f28a4c8c71c6d6b6b86dd990cb3 (patch)
tree179874bf52354631bec6fa6bbf82d000ea9377a1 /INSTALL
parentAdding upstream version 1.23. (diff)
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Adding upstream version 1.24~rc2.upstream/1.24_rc2
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Requirements
------------
-You will need a C++98 compiler with suport for 'long long'.
+You will need a C++98 compiler with support for 'long long'.
(gcc 3.3.6 or newer is recommended).
I use gcc 6.1.0 and 3.3.6, but the code should compile with any standards
compliant compiler.
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ Procedure
or
lzip -cd lzip[version].tar.lz | tar -xf -
-This creates the directory ./lzip[version] containing the source from
-the main archive.
+This creates the directory ./lzip[version] containing the source code
+extracted from the archive.
2. Change to lzip directory and run configure.
(Try 'configure --help' for usage instructions).
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ the main archive.
4. Optionally, type 'make check' to run the tests that come with lzip.
5. Type 'make install' to install the program and any data files and
- documentation.
+ documentation. You need root privileges to install into a prefix owned
+ by root.
Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the
info manual and the man page after installation.
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ object files and executables to go and run the 'configure' script.
'configure' automatically checks for the source code in '.', in '..', and
in the directory that 'configure' is in.
-'configure' recognizes the option '--srcdir=DIR' to control where to
-look for the sources. Usually 'configure' can determine that directory
+'configure' recognizes the option '--srcdir=DIR' to control where to look
+for the source code. Usually 'configure' can determine that directory
automatically.
After running 'configure', you can run 'make' and 'make install' as
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ If you need to build lzip on a system lacking a 'make' program, you can use
./configure --build --check --installdir=/usr/local/bin
-Copyright (C) 2008-2022 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+Copyright (C) 2008-2024 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy,
distribute, and modify it.