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authorwlemb <wlemb>2003-12-08 10:11:50 +0000
committerwlemb <wlemb>2003-12-08 10:11:50 +0000
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downloadgroff-48f8092d4c1def6e31c88305a557b9e86f30b289.tar.gz
* LICENSE: Updated.
* INSTALL: Improved.
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@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ This file contains information that supplements those instructions.
(For instructions how to build groff with DJGPP tools for MS-DOS and
MS-Windows, see the file arch/djgpp/README.)
+(For instructions how to build groff with the MinGW tools for
+MS-Windows, see the file README.MinGW.)
+
groff is written in C++, so you will need a C++ compiler. The C++
source files use a suffix of `.cpp', so your C++ compiler must be able
to handle this. If you don't already have a C++ compiler, I suggest
@@ -25,9 +28,10 @@ an incorrect guess, say
PAGE=xxx ./configure
where `xxx' should be either `A4' or `letter'. Note that this will only
-affect the paper selection for grops. For compatibility with ditroff,
-the default page length in gtroff is always 11 inches. The page length
-can be changed with the `pl' request.
+affect the paper selection of some device drivers like grops (which can
+be still overridden on the command line). For compatibility with
+ditroff, the default page length in gtroff is always 11 inches. The
+page length can be changed with the `pl' request.
When you have built groff, you can use the test-groff script to try
groff out on one of the man pages. (Use the .n files not the .man
@@ -43,8 +47,8 @@ subdirectory.
To get a DVI, PDF, or HTML version of the groff texinfo manual, say `make
groff.dvi', `make groff.pdf', or `make groff.html', respectively, in the
-`doc' subdirectory (after compiling the groff package). Note that you
-need texinfo version 4.3 or newer as a prerequisite.
+`doc' subdirectory (after configuring the groff package). Note that you
+need texinfo version 4.6 or newer as a prerequisite.
If you have problems, read the PROBLEMS file. If this doesn't help
send a bug report using the form in the file BUG-REPORT.