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[pspp] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cbe5fd2b2c586fb5f9d23e3c28651fb7f934978f..093138be4572ceeef3b087e08943e2dc7267fa6c 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ the following simple procedure should work, even on non-GNU systems:
  sudo make install
 
 Obviously, you should replace 'pspp-*' in the above, with the name of
  sudo make install
 
 Obviously, you should replace 'pspp-*' in the above, with the name of

-the tarball you are installing.  If any part of this process fails, then 
-it's likely that one or more of the necessary prerequisites is missing
-from your system.   Read on to find out how to correct this.
+the tarball you are installing.  
+
+In 99% of cases, that is all you have to do - FINISHED! 
+
+
+If any part of the above process fails, then it is
+likely that one or more of the necessary prerequisites is missing
+from your system.  The following paragraphs contain highly detailed
+information which will help you fix this.
+

 
 Before You Install
 ==================
 
 Before You Install
 ==================


@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ not present on your system.
 
 The following packages are required to install PSPP:
 
 
 The following packages are required to install PSPP:
 

-    * An ANSI C compiler and tool chain.  On Unix-like systems, we
+    * A C compiler and tool chain.  On Unix-like systems, we

       recommend GCC, but any modern compilation environment should
       work.  On Microsoft Windows, Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and
       MinGW (http://www.mingw.org/) are known to work.
       recommend GCC, but any modern compilation environment should
       work.  On Microsoft Windows, Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) and
       MinGW (http://www.mingw.org/) are known to work.


@@ -56,7 +63,8 @@ The following packages are required to install PSPP:
 
 The following packages are required to enable PSPP's graphing
 features.  If you cannot arrange to install them, you must run
 
 The following packages are required to enable PSPP's graphing
 features.  If you cannot arrange to install them, you must run

-`configure' with --without-cairo.
+`configure' with --without-cairo (in which case you will get no graphing
+capability).

 
     * Cairo (http://cairographics.org/), version 1.5 or later.
 
 
     * Cairo (http://cairographics.org/), version 1.5 or later.
 


@@ -70,25 +78,27 @@ use the GUI, you must run `configure' with --without-gui.
       0.18 and 0.19 have a bug that will prevent library detection,
       but other versions should be fine.
 
       0.18 and 0.19 have a bug that will prevent library detection,
       but other versions should be fine.
 

-    * GTK+ (http://www.gtk.org/), version 2.16.0 or later.
+    * GTK+ (http://www.gtk.org/), version 2.16.0 or later.  However
+      it must be Gtk+ 2.something  - The Gtk+-3.x series will NOT work!

 
     * GtkSourceView (http://projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview/) 
       version 2.2 or later.
 
 
     * GtkSourceView (http://projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview/) 
       version 2.2 or later.
 

+The following packages are optional:

 
 

-Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP binary to read
+Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP program to read

 Gnumeric files.
 
     * zlib (http://www.zlib.net/).
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 
 Gnumeric files.
 
     * zlib (http://www.zlib.net/).
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 

-Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP binary to write
+Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP program to write

 OpenDocument text (ODT) files:
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 
 OpenDocument text (ODT) files:
 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 

-The following packages are optional.
+Other optional packages:

 
     * libncurses (http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/).  Without it,
       PSPP will assume it is running in an 80x25 terminal.
 
     * libncurses (http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/).  Without it,
       PSPP will assume it is running in an 80x25 terminal.


@@ -276,7 +286,7 @@ Optional Features
    This option is useful for building a package which can be installed
    into an arbitrary directory and freely copied to any other directory.
    If you use this option, you will probably want to install the pspp
    This option is useful for building a package which can be installed
    into an arbitrary directory and freely copied to any other directory.
    If you use this option, you will probably want to install the pspp

-   with a command similar to "make install DESTDIR=<distination>".
+   with a command similar to "make install DESTDIR=<destination>".

 
 Defining Variables
 ==================
 
 Defining Variables
 ==================


@@ -335,7 +345,7 @@ Generic `configure' Options
 `configure --help' for more details.
 
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 `configure --help' for more details.
 
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-Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 Free
+Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013 Free

 Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
 Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives