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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index f3b0b94..275b69b 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Procedure
or
lzip -cd lzlib[version].tar.lz | tar -xf -
-This creates the directory ./lzlib[version] containing the source from
-the main archive.
+This creates the directory ./lzlib[version] containing the source code
+extracted from the archive.
2. Change to lzlib directory and run configure.
(Try 'configure --help' for usage instructions).
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ the main archive.
cd lzlib[version]
./configure
+ If you choose a C standard, enable the POSIX features explicitly:
+
+ ./configure CFLAGS+='--std=c99 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500'
+
If you are compiling on MinGW, use:
./configure CFLAGS+='-D __USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO'
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ the main archive.
4. Optionally, type 'make check' to run the tests that come with lzlib.
5. Type 'make install' to install the library and any data files and
- documentation. (You may need to run ldconfig also).
+ documentation. You need root privileges to install into a prefix owned
+ by root. (You may need to run ldconfig also).
Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the
info manual after installation.
@@ -66,15 +71,15 @@ 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
explained above.
-Copyright (C) 2009-2022 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+Copyright (C) 2009-2024 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy,
distribute, and modify it.