last updated: Sun Mar 12 17:06:39 PST 2000
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of your very own copy of the lxrun source code.
If you want to know what version this is, type:
grep build_version version.c
Here's the recommended procedure for building and setting up lxrun:
- Unpack the .tar.gz file. (I assume you've done this already if you're reading this file.)
- Change directory to the root directory of the package (probably named "lxrun-x.y.z" where x, y, and z are version numbers.)
- Edit the Makefile. You probably won't need to change much. However, if you're building with gcc instead of your system's native C compiler, look for the string "gcc:" which occurs several times in the Makefile and asjust the commenting appropriately.
- Type 'make'. (Do not type 'make lxrun' or 'make install' or anything like that.) Your operating system will be automatically detected and within a short amount of time, you will have an lxrun binary.
- Copy the lxrun binary to your favorite bin directory. "/usr/local/bin" might be a good choice.
- Since lxrun itself only emulates the Linux kernel, you must build a Linux environment in which your program to run. For more information about this, see the lxrun FAQ at:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~steven/lxrun/faq.html
...or, if you have a Red Hat 6.x CD and you're too impatient to read the FAQ, run the included INSTALL-RH6 script. This will build a fairly complete Linux environment for you directly off your Red Hat CD. (This requires about 75 megabytes of free space and root permissions.)
To get the latest lxrun news and source code, go to the lxrun web site at:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~steven/lxrun
Comments? Questions? E-Mail me, Steven Ginzbug, the lxrun source code maintainer, at: