Requirements ------------ You will need a C++ compiler. I use gcc 4.3.4 and 3.3.6, but the code should compile with any standards compliant compiler. Gcc is available at http://gcc.gnu.org. You will also need a Posix compatible shell command interpreter like Bash or Dash. Bash is available at http://gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html. Dash is available at http://packages.debian.org/stable/dash/. Procedure --------- 1. Unpack the archive if you have not done so already: lzip -cd zutils[version].tar.lz | tar -xf - or gzip -cd zutils[version].tar.gz | 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. 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, 2010 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.