path: root/INSTALL

HexChat Requirements:
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	- GTK 2.10+  (it comes with your Linux)

 Optional:

	- Perl                (http://www.perl.org)
	- Python              (http://www.python.org)
	- TCL                 (http://tcl.activestate.com)
	- OpenSSL             (http://www.openssl.org)



HexChat Compiling and Installation:
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Type this:

	./autogen.sh
	./configure
	make

Become root and type:

	make install


Other Options
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To get a full list of compile options, type:

	./configure --help


If you do not have GNU Gettext installed, instead use:

	./configure --disable-nls


If you want to disable Perl you can do:

	./configure --disable-perl


If you want to install a smaller stripped binary (without debug) do:

	make install-strip