Funtools FAQ: Installing

1. Where can I get funtools?

   Funtools is available at: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/saord/funtools.

2. How do I build funtools?

   > `

   >     ./configure --prefix="install_root"	# site-specific configuration
   >     make			                # build the software
   >     make install		                # install it
   >     make clean		                # clean up unneeded temp files

   > `

3. What secondary build options might be useful?

   > `

   >     # specify root dir to install funtools executables, libraries, man pages, etc.
   >     # default is to install in /usr/local
   >     configure --prefix="install_root"

   >     # create funtools as a shared library
   >     configure --enable-shared=yes

   >     # create funtools as a shared library and use it to link funtools itself
   >     configure --enable-shared=link

   >     # gcc: enable support for files larger than 2 Gb
   >     configure CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"

   > `