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committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author | Eric Warmenhoven <eric@warmenhoven.org> |
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date | Fri, 03 Nov 2000 10:03:53 +0000 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/plugins/yay/INSTALL Fri Nov 03 10:03:53 2000 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +Simple install procedure +======================== + + % gzip -cd gtkyahoo-<version>.tar.gz | tar xvf - # unpack the sources + % cd gtkyahoo-<version> # change to the toplevel directory + % ./configure # run the `configure' script + % make # build GTKYahoo + [ Become root if necessary ] + % make install # install GTKYahoo + % gtkyahoo # run gtkyahoo once + % vi $HOME/.gtkyahoo/gtkyahoorc # update/create config file + +NOTE - OpenBSD (and possibly other *BSD) users might need to use gmake +instead of make when compiling this software. + +The Nitty-Gritty +================ + +The 'configure' script can be given a number of options to enable +and disable various features. For a complete list, type: + + ./configure --help + +A few of the more important ones: + +* --prefix=PREFIX install architecture-independent files in PREFIX + [ Defaults to /usr/local ] + +Options can be given to the compiler and linker by setting +environment variables before running configure. A few of the more +important ones: + + CC : The C compiler to use + CPPFLAGS : Flags for the C preprocesser such as -I and -D + CFLAGS : C compiler flags + +The most important use of this is to set the +optimization/debugging flags. For instance, to compile with no +debugging information at all, run configure as: + + CFLAGS=-O2 ./configure # Bourne compatible shells (sh/bash/zsh) + +or, + + setenv CFLAGS -O2 ; ./configure # csh and variants + + +Installation directories +======================== + +The location of the installed files is determined by the --prefix +and --exec-prefix options given to configure. There are also more +detailed flags to control individual directories. However, the +use of these flags is not tested. + + +BSD build instructions +====================== + +BSD users might need to use gmake instead of make when compiling this +software. + + +Debian build instructions +========================= + +Requires fakeroot and debhelper packages installed. + +% fakeroot +% debian/rules binary + +This will create a gtkyahoo-<version>.deb file in the higher +directory, not <version> stands for the version number. + +[become root] +% dpkg -i gtkyahoo-<version>.deb