INSTALL


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Basic Installation
==================

This software package uses a build system similar to one generated by GNU
Autoconf and Automake.

The 'configure' shell script attempts to find certain system dependencies (e.g.
a shell interpreter) and configure the package to be built and installed on the
system.  Upon successful dependency resolution and configuration, the script
generates a 'Makefile' in your current working directory.

The simplest way to configure, build, and install this package is:
 1. Run the 'configure' script from the source directory or any other directory.
    For example, from the source directory you can run './configure'.
 2. Run 'make' to build the package.
 3. Run 'make install' to install the package.  You will probably need superuser
    privileges to install files into your system.

To uninstall the package, you can run 'make uninstall'.


Options
=======

The 'configure' script accepts certain command-line options to control package
building and installation.  Run the script with the '--help' option for more
information.


Macros
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The macro 'DESTDIR' affects the root directory into which the 'Makefile'
installs the package.  For example, you can install the package into a
filesystem hierarchy under a directory named 'dest' in the current directory by
running 'make DESTDIR=dest install'.


Separate Build Directory
========================

You can call the 'configure' script from any directory on your system, and it
will detect the location of the package source directory.  It is recommended
that you create a directory outside of the package source directory and build
and install the package from there as follows:
  $ ../path/to/package/configure
  $ make
  # make install

NB: Currently, this is the only supported way to build this package.  Running
'make' in the package source directory WILL NOT WORK!