Merging upstream version 1.12.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b5889df..a9a870e 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 Requirements
 ------------
-You will need a C compiler.
-I use gcc 5.3.0 and 4.1.2, but the code should compile with any standards
+You will need a C99 compiler. (gcc 3.3.6 or newer is recommended).
+I use gcc 6.1.0 and 4.1.2, but the code should compile with any standards
 compliant compiler.
 Gcc is available at http://gcc.gnu.org.
 
 The operating system must allow signal handlers read access to objects with
 static storage duration so that the cleanup handler for Control-C can delete
-the partial output file.
+the partial output file. (This requirement is for minilzip only).
 
 
 Procedure
@@ -41,27 +41,29 @@ the main archive.
    documentation. (You may need to run ldconfig also).
 
    Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the
-   info manual after installation. (Installing compressed docs may
-   become the default in the future).
+   info manual after installation.
+   (Installing compressed docs may become the default in the future).
 
-   You can install only the library, the info manual or the man page by
-   typing 'make install-lib', 'make install-info' or 'make install-man'
-   respectively.
+   You can install only the library or the info manual by typing
+   'make install-lib' or 'make install-info' respectively.
 
-   'make install-bin' installs the minilzip program and its man page.
-   'install-bin' installs a shared minilzip if the shared library has
+   'make install-bin install-man' installs the program minilzip and its man
+   page. 'install-bin' installs a shared minilzip if the shared library has
    been configured. Else it installs a static minilzip.
-   'make install-as-lzip' runs 'make install-bin' and then links
-   minilzip to the name 'lzip'.
+   'make install-bin-compress' additionally compresses the man page after
+   installation.
+
+   'make install-as-lzip' runs 'make install-bin' and then links minilzip to
+   the name 'lzip'.
 
 
 Another way
 -----------
 You can also compile lzlib into a separate directory.
-To do this, you must use a version of 'make' that supports the 'VPATH'
-variable, such as GNU 'make'. 'cd' to the directory where you want the
+To do this, you must use a version of 'make' that supports the variable
+'VPATH', such as GNU 'make'. 'cd' to the directory where you want the
 object files and executables to go and run the 'configure' script.
-'configure' automatically checks for the source code in '.', in '..' and
+'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
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ After running 'configure', you can run 'make' and 'make install' as
 explained above.
 
 
-Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
 
 This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy,
-distribute and modify it.
+distribute, and modify it.