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@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Installation Instructions for GNU pspp
 **************************************
 
 These instructions are based on the generic GNU installation
 **************************************
 
 These instructions are based on the generic GNU installation

-instructions, but they have been tailored for PSPP.
+instructions, but they have been tailored for PSPP.  These instructions
+apply only to people wishing to build and install PSPP from source. 

 
 Overview
 ========
 
 Overview
 ========


@@ -17,16 +18,29 @@ 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 PSPP, you will need to install certain prerequisite
 packages.  You may also want to install other packages that enable
 
 Before You Install
 ==================
 
 Before you install PSPP, you will need to install certain prerequisite
 packages.  You may also want to install other packages that enable

-additional functionality in PSPP.
+additional functionality in PSPP.  Please note, if you are installing
+any of the libararies mentioned below using pre-prepared binary
+packages provided by popular GNU/Linux vendors, you may need to ensure
+that you install the "development" versions (normally postfixed with
+-dev or -devel).

 
 If you do not know whether you have these installed already, you may
 proceed to "Basic Installation", below.  The PSPP configuration
 
 If you do not know whether you have these installed already, you may
 proceed to "Basic Installation", below.  The PSPP configuration


@@ -35,13 +49,13 @@ 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.
 
     * The GNU Scientific Library (http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/),
       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.
 
     * The GNU Scientific Library (http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/),

-      version 1.8 or later, including libgslcblas included with GSL.
+      version 1.13 or later, including libgslcblas included with GSL.

 
     * Perl (http://www.perl.org/), version 5.005_03 or later.  Perl is
       required during build but not after installation.
 
     * Perl (http://www.perl.org/), version 5.005_03 or later.  Perl is
       required during build but not after installation.


@@ -50,13 +64,16 @@ The following packages are required to install PSPP:
       If you don't have a version already, you can install GNU
       libiconv (http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/).
 
       If you don't have a version already, you can install GNU
       libiconv (http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/).
 

-    * libintl, from GNU gettext (http://ww.gnu.org/software/gettext).
+    * libintl, from GNU gettext (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext).

       GNU libc includes an integrated libintl, so there is no need to
       separately install libintl on a GNU/Linux system.
 
       GNU libc includes an integrated libintl, so there is no need to
       separately install libintl on a GNU/Linux system.
 

+    * zlib (http://www.zlib.net/).
+

 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 1.12 or later.
 
 
     * Cairo (http://cairographics.org/), version 1.12 or later.
 


@@ -70,28 +87,26 @@ 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 3.4.0 or later.
+    * GTK+ (http://www.gtk.org/), version 3.14.5 or later.

 
     * GtkSourceView (http://projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview/) 
       version 3.4.0 or later.
 
 
     * GtkSourceView (http://projects.gnome.org/gtksourceview/) 
       version 3.4.0 or later.
 

+    * GNU Spread Sheet Widget (http://www.gnu.org/software/ssw)

 
 

-Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP binary to read
-Gnumeric files.
+The following packages are optional:

 
 

-    * zlib (http://www.zlib.net/).
+Installing the following packages will allow your PSPP program to read
+Gnumeric files.

 
     * libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/).  
 
 
     * 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.
-
-    * libncurses (http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/).  Without it,
-      PSPP will assume it is running in an 80x25 terminal.
+Other optional packages:

 
     * libreadline and libhistory
       (http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html).  Without
 
     * libreadline and libhistory
       (http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html).  Without


@@ -202,7 +217,7 @@ details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.  Here
 is an example:
 
 by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.  Here
 is an example:
 

-     ./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix
+     ./configure CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O0 LIBS=-lposix

 
 To cross-compile PSPP, you will likely need to set the
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR environment variable to point to an
 
 To cross-compile PSPP, you will likely need to set the
 PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR environment variable to point to an


@@ -276,7 +291,7 @@ 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
 ==================