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).
+ GNU libc includes an integrated libintl, so there is no need to
+ separately install libintl on a GNU/Linux system.
+
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.
later. Installing Texinfo will allow you to build PSPP
documentation in PostScript or PDF format.
- * libpq, from Postgresql (http://postgresql.org). This enables PSPP
- to read Postgresql databases.
+ * libpq, from Postgresql (http://postgresql.org). This enables PSPP
+ to read Postgresql databases. The tests for the Postgresql
+ interface, but not the Postgresql interface itself, requires the
+ Postgresql server to be installed.
+
+ * The Text::Diff module for Perl (http://cpan.org). This enables
+ PSPP to test the Perl module more thoroughly. It is not needed
+ to build or use the Perl module.
Basic Installation
==================
root permissions. If you cannot get root permissions, see
"Installation Names", below.
+ Please note: The `make install' target does NOT install the perl
+ module (see below). To install the perl module, you must change to
+ the `perl-module' directory and manually run `make install' there.
+
5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the
files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
In these cases you can use --without-lib{xx} to force configure
to disregard it.
+`--without-perl-module'
+ Disable building the Perl module, in case it does not build properly
+ or you do not need it.
+
`--enable-anachronistic-dependencies'
If you use this option, some of the checks for dependent libraries
will be relaxed, permitting configure to succeed when older versions