plzip/INSTALL

Requirements
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You will need a C++ compiler and the lzlib compression library installed.
I use gcc 4.3.5 and 3.3.6, but the code should compile with any
standards compliant compiler.
Lzlib must be version 1.0 or newer.
Gcc is available at http://gcc.gnu.org.
Lzlib is available at http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html.


Procedure
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1. Unpack the archive if you have not done so already:

	lzip -cd plzip[version].tar.lz | tar -xf -
or
	gzip -cd plzip[version].tar.gz | tar -xf -

This creates the directory ./plzip[version] containing the source from
the main archive.

2. Change to plzip directory and run configure.
   (Try 'configure --help' for usage instructions).

	cd plzip[version]
	./configure

3. Run make.

	make

4. Optionally, type 'make check' to run the tests that come with plzip.

5. Type 'make install' to install the program and any data files and
   documentation.


Another way
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You can also compile plzip 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, 2011, 2012 Antonio Diaz Diaz.

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