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@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ Requirements ------------ -You will need a C++ compiler and the lzlib compression library installed. +You will need a C++11 compiler and the compression library lzlib installed. +(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. -Lzlib must be version 1.0 or newer, but --keep-damaged requires lzlib 1.11 +Lzlib must be version 1.8 or newer, but --keep-damaged requires lzlib 1.11 or newer to recover as much data as possible from each damaged member. Gcc is available at http://gcc.gnu.org. Lzlib is available at http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html. @@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ the main archive. To link against a lzlib not installed in a standard place, use: - ./configure CPPFLAGS='-I<dir_of_lzlib.h>' LDFLAGS='-L<dir_of_liblz.a>' + ./configure CPPFLAGS='-I <includedir>' LDFLAGS='-L <libdir>' + + (Replace <includedir> with the directory containing the file lzlib.h, + and <libdir> with the directory containing the file liblz.a). 3. Run make. @@ -40,21 +44,21 @@ the main archive. documentation. Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the - info manual and the man page after installation. (Installing - compressed docs may become the default in the future). + info manual and the man page after installation. + (Installing compressed docs may become the default in the future). - You can install only the program, the info manual or the man page by - typing 'make install-bin', 'make install-info' or 'make install-man' + You can install only the program, the info manual, or the man page by + typing 'make install-bin', 'make install-info', or 'make install-man' respectively. Another way ----------- You can also compile tarlz 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 @@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ After running 'configure', you can run 'make' and 'make install' as explained above. -Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, -distribute and modify it. +distribute, and modify it. |