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+X-Chat Requirements:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+	- GTK 2.6+  (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)
+
+
+
+X-Chat Compiling and Installation:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Type this:
+
+	./configure
+	make
+
+Become root and type:
+
+	make install
+
+
+Other Options
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+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
+