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| author | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-08 04:24:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-08 04:24:49 +0000 |
| commit | 76b7c56bde408e57424f1832d12c691ca35ea0a4 (patch) | |
| tree | 508afbb311412ed15d98a00266954754dc7ed98d /INSTALL | |
| parent | Adding debian version 0.9-7. (diff) | |
| download | zutils-76b7c56bde408e57424f1832d12c691ca35ea0a4.tar.xz zutils-76b7c56bde408e57424f1832d12c691ca35ea0a4.zip | |
Merging upstream version 1.0~rc6.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 41 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 14 deletions
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@ Requirements ------------ You will need a C++ compiler. -I use gcc 4.3.5 and 3.3.6, but the code should compile with any +I use gcc 4.7.2 and 3.3.6, but the code should compile with any standards compliant compiler. Gcc is available at http://gcc.gnu.org. +If you are installing zutils along with GNU gzip and want to keep the +gzip scripts, the recommended method is to configure gzip as follows: + + ./configure --program-transform-name='s/^z/gz/' + +This renames, at installation time, the gzip scripts and man pages to +'gzcat', 'gzcat.1', etc, avoiding the name clashing with the programs +and man pages from zutils. + Procedure --------- @@ -18,7 +27,7 @@ This creates the directory ./zutils[version] containing the source from the main archive. 2. Change to zutils directory and run configure. - (Try `configure --help' for usage instructions). + (Try 'configure --help' for usage instructions). cd zutils[version] ./configure @@ -27,30 +36,34 @@ the main archive. make -4. Optionally, type `make check' to run the tests that come with zutils. +4. Optionally, type 'make check' to run the tests that come with zutils. -5. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and +5. Type 'make install' to install the programs and any data files and documentation. + You can install only the programs, the info manual or the man pages + typing 'make install-bin', 'make install-info' or 'make install-man' + respectively. + Another way ----------- You can also compile zutils 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 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 +must use a version of 'make' that supports the 'VPATH' variable, 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 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 automatically. -After running `configure', you can run `make' and `make install' as +After running 'configure', you can run 'make' and 'make install' as explained above. -Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. |