Re: [SLUG] w3m, gc.h PREFIX/include?

[Daniel Pittman <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Voytek Eymont" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I'm trying to install 'w3m', README says[1]:

[...]

> [1]------------
> Follow these instructions to install w3m.
>  - You need latest version of GC library (at least 6.1?).
>    You can get GC library from
>    http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/
>
>    Note: if you're using GC library 6.1, you should install gc.h
>    to PREFIX/include:
>         # cp gc-6.1/include/gc.h PREFIX/include

"PREFIX" is a "meta-variable", which means "whatever path you want to
install the software to."

So, in the case of installing to /opt your path would be "/opt/include";
for /usr "/usr/include", etc.


Two questions, though:

1. Are you sure your distribution doesn't offer a package of the GC
   library that is suitable?

2. Are you sure you don't want to update the package yourself rather
   than hand-installing the software?

Regards,
        Daniel