libs-base/Documentation/install.texi

@c This is a generic INSTALL file for utilities distributions.
@c If this package does not come with, e.g., installable documentation or
@c data files, please ignore the references to them below.

@c set the vars GNUSTEP_BASE_VERSION and GNUSTEP_BASE_GCC_VERSION
@include version.texi

@ifset INSTALL_ONLY
This file documents the installation of the GNUstep Base Library,
@samp{libgnustep-base}.  Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 Free Software 
Foundation, Inc.  You may copy, distribute, and modify it freely as long
as you preserve this copyright notice and permission notice.
@chapter Installing @samp{libgnustep-base}
@end ifset

Most of the information below is also included in the general GNUstep
installation instruction GNUstep-HOWTO located at the same ftp sites
as this library, notable @file{ftp://ftp.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep}.
To compile and install @samp{libgnustep-base}:

@enumerate

@item
Get and compile GNU make, if you don't already have GNU make.

@example
  cd /usr/src
  tar fvxz make-XXX.tar.gz
  cd make-XXX
  ./configure
  make
  su root
  make install
@end example

@item
Decide where you want the GNUstep files to go, and use this as
an argument to configure in the makefile package. If you don't choose
a location, the default is /usr/GNUstep.  The example below shows how
to configure the packages for installation in /usr/local/GNUstep.

@example
  tar fvxz gstep-make-XXXXXX.tar.gz
  cd gstep-make-XXXXXX
  ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/GNUstep
  su root
  make install
@end example

After this you should add the shell script GNUstep.sh in the makefile
package to you initialization file (such as .profile). For instance:

@example
. /usr/local/GNUstep/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
@end example

in your .profile file will work. It defines environment variables that
are needed to find GNUstep files and executables.  Users of csh neet
to change the GNUstep.sh script so it will work with csh. Read the
README for more info.

GNUstep packages will automatically install in this directory structure. You
can install other packages (such as gcc) in the same structure if you specify
the GNUstep system root as the prefix when you configure the package.

@example
./configure --prefix=$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT
@end example

@item
For Linux/GNU systems on Intel x86 processors, the PCThreads library is
known to work with GNUstep.  PCThreads version 1.1.0 is an enhanced version
of PCThread 1.0.0 with better support for GNUstep.

@example
cd /usr/src
tar fvxz pcthreads-1.1.0.tar.gz
cd pcthreads-1.1.0
./configure
make
su root
make install
@end example

If you are using the GNUstep makefile package and wish PCThreads to be
installed with the GNUstep directory structure; then you should specify the
GNUstep system root as the prefix when you configure the package.

@example
./configure --prefix=$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT
@end example

@item
The following commands assume that all the aforementioned files have been
copied to the /usr/src directory on your machine.

@example
1. Uncompress gcc:

  cd /usr/src
  tar fvxz gcc-2.7.2.1.tar.gz

2. Apply the Objective-C runtime patch. Go inside the GCC directory and issue
the command (Make sure you have the correct patch for the version of gcc):

  cd gcc-2.7.2.1
  cat gcc-2.7.2.1-objc.diff | patch -p1

3. Configure the gcc compiler's makefile for your machine:

  ./configure

  If you are using the GNUstep makefile package and wish gcc to be
  installed with the GNUstep directory structure; then you should specify the
  GNUstep system root as the prefix when you configure the package.

./configure --prefix=$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT

4. Compile gcc

	4.1 With a single-threaded Objective-C runtime:

	make OBJC_THREAD_FILE=thr-single

	or

	4.2 With thread support appropriate for your system

	make

	or

	4.3 With PCThreads support (Linux/GNU)

	make OBJC_THREAD_FILE=thr-pthreads

5. Wait

  If you have a Pentium Pro, go drink a coffee.
  If you have a fast Pentium, count from 0 to 100 in your head.
  If you have a slow Pentium, go eat a bagel.
  If you have a 486, go watch the news.
  If you have a 386, come back tomorrow.

6. Install gcc

  su root
  make install

7. Delete the gcc directory if you're low on disk space

  rm -rf /usr/src/gcc-2.7.2.1
@end example

@item
Then configure and make libgnustep-base:

@example
./configure
make
make install
@end example

@item
If you want to compile the self-tests, cd to @samp{checks} and type
@samp{make}.  If you want to compile the examples, cd to @samp{examples}
and type @samp{make}.

@item
Type @samp{make install} to install programs, data files, and
documentation.

@item
You can remove the program binaries and object files from the source
directory by typing @samp{make clean}.  To also remove the Makefile(s),
and @samp{config.status} (all the files that @samp{configure} created),
type @samp{make distclean}.

The file @samp{configure.in} is used as a template to create
@samp{configure} by a program called @samp{autoconf}.  You will only
need it if you want to regenerate @samp{configure} using a newer version
of @samp{autoconf}.

@end enumerate


Notes:

If you are running GNU/Linux and have an older version of
libc, then the Objective C runtime will not work unless you pass
@samp{-lieee} to the linker.