<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE> Installation from a Source Distribution </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BASEFONT SIZE=4> <B><FONT SIZE=+3>I</FONT>NSTALLATION FROM A <FONT SIZE=+2>S</FONT>OURCE <FONT SIZE=+2>D</FONT>ISTRIBUTION</B> <BASEFONT SIZE=3> <HR SIZE=4> The source distribution comes in a compressed tar file. To extract the software do something like: <UL><LISTING> % zcat <somewhere>/v3.0beta099-tar.Z | tar xf - </LISTING></UL> (uncompress and extract individual files). The software is almost entirely written in C++. If you do not have a working C++ compiler and associated libraries for your machine, check <A HREF="building.html">here for information on obtaining GNU gcc and libg++</A>. <P> <TABLE BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="icons/warning_icon.gif" ALT="NOTE: " HSPACE=4></TD> <TD><EM>If you plan to use GNU gcc to build the software, you must use version 2.6.1 or newer. gcc 2.6.3 and libg++ 2.6.2 are the current recommended versions of the GNU tools to use, though newer versions should also work</EM>.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> To build and install executables from the sources check the the <A HREF=setup.html#Guidance>section on system-specific guidance</A> for any known problems, then do the following: <UL><LISTING> % ./configure # see <A HREF="building.html#Building">above</A> % make % su # NB: installation must be done by the super-user # make install </LISTING></UL> If you have problems building the software consult the <A HREF="building.html">complete documentation on building the software</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.hylafax.org/FAQ/">HylaFAQ</A>. <P> To complete the installation you may need to install one or more of the following: <UL> <LI> Ghostscript or the Display PostScript-based PostScript interpreter that is supplied in binary form for Silicon Graphics machines. There is information on <A HREF="ghostscript.html"> obtaining and setting up Ghostscript </A> and information on <A HREF="building.html#Before.ps2fax"> obtaining the ps2fax program </A>. If you use Ghostscript, <EM>do not forget to get the fonts</EM>! <LI> If you are using Ghostscript you may also need to install Adobe Font Metric files; these should have been automatically configured for installation if they were not found on the system where the build took place. </UL> <P> Once you have the software installed, see the chapter on <A HREF="setup.html"> Server Setup and Basic Configuration</A> to understand how to complete the installation procedure. <!--FOOTER--> <P> <A HREF="toc.html"><IMG SRC="icons/back.gif"> HylaFAX table of contents</A>.<BR> <HR> <ADDRESS> <A HREF="sam.html">Sam Leffler</A> / <A HREF="mailto:sam@engr.sgi.com">sam@engr.sgi.com</A>. Last updated $Date: 1998/10/23 02:21:38 $. </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>
