Configuring, making and installing Tao

As with most GNU-style software there are three easy steps to installing Tao assuming everything goes to plan. First change to the directory where you have unpacked the distribution and type the following commands one by one, waiting for any intervening output from each command to finish before typing the next.

    ./configure
    make
    make install

The default path for installation of the binaries, library files and shell scripts is /usr/local so you will need root access in order to use the default. If you do not have root access then change the above to:

     ./configure --prefix=<your path>

where <your path> is the full path to wherever you want to install Tao.

The configure script checks to see if you have the necessary programs headers and libraries installed. If you do not the configuration will abort with a message telling you what is missing.

  • Troubleshooting the configuration process
  • If you are still stuck with configuration problems
  • Continuing with the build process

  • ©1999,2000 Mark Pearson m.pearson@ukonline.co.uk April 30, 2000