<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE> The RCS MINI-HOWTO: Compiling RCS from Source.</TITLE> <LINK HREF="RCS-4.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="RCS-2.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="RCS.html#toc3" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="RCS-4.html">Next</A> <A HREF="RCS-2.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="RCS.html#toc3">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s3">3. Compiling RCS from Source.</A></H2> <P>Get the source distribution of RCS Version 5.7. It is available at <PRE> ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/devel/vc/rcs-5.7.src.tar.gz </PRE> and its mirrors. After you have unpacked the archive into your source tree, you need to configure RCS for your system. This is done via the <CODE>configure</CODE> script in the source directory, which you need to execute first. This will generate a <CODE>Makefile</CODE> and the appropriate <CODE>conf.sh</CODE> for your system. You can then type <PRE> make install </PRE> which will build the binaries. At some point you may need to <CODE>su</CODE> to root so the binaries can be installed in the correct directories. <P> <P> <HR> <A HREF="RCS-4.html">Next</A> <A HREF="RCS-2.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="RCS.html#toc3">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
