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 compliant compiler. Gcc is available at http://gcc.gnu.org. Compressors for bzip2, gzip and lzip formats are required to run the tests. 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 --------- 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. Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the info manual and the man pages after installation. (Installing compressed docs may become the default in the future). You can install only the programs, the info manual or the man pages by 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. Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.