

To install SSWF from the source tar ball you
can follow these easy steps:



NOTE: this was written when version 1.7.4 was
available on SourceForge. Replace that version
number with whatever you have downloaded.



 1. Create a new directory

	cd <somewhere>
	mkdir tools
	cd tools

 2. Download one of these files:

	sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.bz2
	sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.gz
	sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.zip

    I assume that you will put it in your new tools
    directory.

    NOTE: if you want the documentation, also
    download the corresponding -doc file.

 2. Decompress the file (the command depends on
    the file you downloaded):

	bunzip2 sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.bz2
	gunzip sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.gz
	unzip sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.zip

    NOTE: if you downloaded the documentation,
    also decompress the -doc file the same way.

 3. Extract the source files:

	tar xf sswf-1.7.4-src.tar

    NOTE: if you downloaded the documentation,
    also extract the -doc files the same way.

    NOTE 2: pros will also skip step 2 and
    extract & decompress at the same time.
    For this, use the 'z' option for .gz files
    and 'j' for .bz2 files:

	tar xjf sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.bz2
	tar xzf sswf-1.7.4-src.tar.gz

 4. Go inside the newly created directory (the
    tar command created it!):

	cd sswf-1.7.4

 5. Configure the project:

	./configure

    NOTE: type ./configure --help for more info.

 6. Build the binaries:

	make

 7. To install the package

 7.1 With su (Fedora, RedHat, IRIX...)

 7.1.1 To install on your system, first become a superuser:

	su
	(then enter your root password at the prompt)

 7.1.2 Then run the install commands:

	make install

 7.1.3 To exit superuser mode, hit Ctrl-D once

 7.2 With sudo (Debian, Mac OS/X, FreeBSD...)

 7.2.1 To install on your system:

	sudo make install
	(then enter your personal password at the prompt)

 8. Test that it worked:

	sswf --version

You should get 1.7.4 (or whatever version you downloaded)
printed on the screen.


