[fpc-pascal] command for Linux for me to create fp ?

[Robert Wolfe]

On 01/16/2011 11:03 AM, Pew (piffle.the.cat) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to build fp from 3.5.1 snapshot and I don't know what the 
> command is.
>
> I have downloaded fpc-2.5.1.i386-linux.tar.gz and extracted to 
> /juni/fpc and downloaded fpcbuild.zip and extracted to /juni/3.5.1/.
>
> I cannot find any instructions on how I can build fp from the source. 
> What is the command for Linux for me to create fp ?
>
> Best Regards,
> pew
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Pew, knowling how to build anything under linux is a fundamental skill 
that's necessary to run linux.  However, the usual way to build binaries 
from source code is to run ./configure first from the source code parent 
directory, then run make then run 'make install' as sudo.