1. Get a C++ compiler. The C++ source files use a suffix of `.cc', so your C++ compiler must be able to handle this. If you don't already have a C++ compiler, I suggest gcc 2.5.8 or later (gcc version 2 includes GNU C++ as well as GNU C). From gcc 2.5, it is no longer necessary to install libg++: the C++ header files needed by groff are created by the gcc installation process. 2. In the directory that this file is in, type `./configure'. If you're using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type `sh configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute `configure' itself. The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for various system-dependent variables used during compilation, and creates the Makefile. It also creates a file `config.status' that you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration. Running `configure' takes a minute or two. While it is running, it prints some messages that tell what it is doing. It also performs some checks on your C++ compiler. If these checks fail, it will print a message and exit. In this case, you should correct the problems with your C++ compiler and then rerun configure. To compile the package in a different directory from the one containing the source code, you must use GNU make (or a version of make that supports VPATH in the same way as GNU make). `cd' to the directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run `configure'. `configure' automatically checks for the source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'. If for some reason `configure' is not in the source code directory that you are configuring, then it will report that it can't find the source code. In that case, run `configure' with the option `--srcdir=DIR', where DIR is the directory that contains the source code. By default, `make install' will install the package's files in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib/groff, and /usr/local/man. You can specify an installation prefix other than /usr/local by giving `configure' the option `--prefix=PATH'. Alternately, you can do so by changing the `prefix' variable in the Makefile that `configure' creates. You can specify separate installation prefixes for architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files. If you give `configure' the option `--exec_prefix=PATH', the package will use PATH as the prefix for installing programs and libraries. Data files and documentation will still use the regular prefix. Normally, all files are installed using the regular prefix. You can tell `configure' to figure out the configuration for your system, and record it in `config.status', without actually configuring the package (creating `Makefile's and perhaps a configuration header file). To do this, give `configure' the `--no-create' option. Later, you can run `./config.status' to actually configure the package. This option is useful mainly in `Makefile' rules for updating `config.status' and `Makefile'. You can also give `config.status' the `--recheck' option, which makes it re-run `configure' with the same arguments you used before. This is useful if you change `configure'. `configure' ignores any other arguments that you give it. If your system requires unusual options for compilation or linking that `configure' doesn't know about, you can give `configure' initial values for some variables by setting them in the environment. In Bourne-compatible shells, you can do that on the command line like this: CC='gcc -traditional' DEFS=-D_POSIX_SOURCE ./configure The `make' variables that you might want to override with environment variables when running `configure' are: (For these variables, any value given in the environment overrides the value that `configure' would choose:) CC C compiler program. Default is `cc', or `gcc' if `gcc' is in your PATH. CCC C++ compiler program (for .cc files). By default, configure will look for gcc version 2, g++, and then CC. INSTALL Program to use to install files. Default is `install' if you have it, `cp' otherwise. PAGE This should be `A4' if your PostScript printer uses A4 paper and `letter' if your printer uses 8.5x11in paper. (For these variables, any value given in the environment is added to the value that `configure' chooses:) DEFS Configuration options, in the form `-Dfoo -Dbar ...' LIBS Libraries to link with, in the form `-lfoo -lbar ...' CCLIBS Libraries to link C++ programs with, in the same form. If you have a library that provides a faster malloc than your system's usual malloc, it is good idea to include it in LIBS. For example, using the malloc that comes with GNU Emacs version 18 can give a worthwhile (and sometimes spectacular) performance improvement. If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, we encourage you to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail diffs or instructions to the address given in the README so we can include them in the next release. 3. Have a look at the generated Makefile. The options you are most likely to want to change are near the beginning. Make sure that the definition of PAGE is correct. 4. Type `make'. 5. Use the test-groff script to try groff out on one of the man pages. (Use the .n files not the .man files.) The test-groff script sets up environment variables to allow groff to run without being installed. The current directory must be the build directory when the script is run. For example, you could do ./test-groff -man -Tascii groff/groff.n | less 6. If you want to install gxditview (an X11 previewer), follow the instructions in the INSTALL file in the xditview directory. 7. Type `make install' to install groff. 8. Try the installed version of groff on one of the man pages. If you have problems, read the PROBLEMS file. If this doesn't help send a bug report using the form in the file BUG-REPORT.