Requirements
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You will need a C++ compiler, (de)compressors for bzip2 and gzip
formats, and a compressor for the lzip format.
I use gcc 4.8.1 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
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1. Unpack the archive if you have not done so already:

	tar -xf zutils[version].tar.lz
or
	lzip -cd zutils[version].tar.lz | tar -xf -

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).

	cd zutils[version]
	./configure

3. Run make.

	make

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
   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
automatically.

After running 'configure', you can run 'make' and 'make install' as
explained above.


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