-PSPP conforms to the GNU Coding Standards. PSPP is written in, and
-requires for proper operation, ANSI/ISO C. You might want to
-additionally note the following points:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item
-The compiler and linker must allow for significance of several
-characters in external identifiers. The exact number is unknown but at
-least 31 is recommended.
-
-@item
-The @code{int} type must be 32 bits or wider.
-
-@item
-The recommended compiler is gcc 2.7.2.1 or later, but any ANSI compiler
-will do if it fits the above criteria.
-@end itemize
-
-Many UNIX variants should work out-of-the-box, as PSPP uses GNU
-autoconf to detect differences between environments. Please report any
-problems with compilation of PSPP under UNIX and UNIX-like operating
-systems---portability is a major concern of the author.
-
-The pages below give specific instructions for installing PSPP
-on each type of system mentioned above.
-
-@menu
-* UNIX installation:: Installing on UNIX-like environments.
-@end menu
-
-@node UNIX installation, , Installation, Installation
-@section UNIX installation
-@cindex UNIX, installing PSPP under
-@cindex installation, under UNIX
-@noindent
-To install PSPP under a UNIX-like operating system, follow the steps
-below in order. Some of the text below was taken directly from various
-Free Software Foundation sources.