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diff --git a/dos/INSTALL.txt b/dos/INSTALL.txt index 26dc611c..4c13211f 100644 --- a/dos/INSTALL.txt +++ b/dos/INSTALL.txt @@ -6,52 +6,50 @@ Introduction This document explains how to build XZ Utils for DOS using DJGPP. The resulting binaries should run at least on various DOS versions - and under Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, although the Windows version of - XZ Utils is recommended under Windows 95 and later. + and under Windows 95/98/98SE/ME. - This is currently experimental and has got very little testing. + This is somewhat experimental and has got very little testing. Note: Makefile and config.h are updated only now and then. This - means that especially if you checked out a development version, - building for DOS probably won't work without updating Makefile - and config.h first. + means that if you checked out a development version, building for + DOS might not work without updating Makefile and config.h first. Getting and Installing DJGPP You may use <http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html> to help - deciding what to download, but as of writing (2010-10-09) that may - not be the most convenient way taking into account what components - are actually required to build XZ Utils. However, using the - zip-picker can still be worth doing to get nice short summary of - installation instructions (they can be found from readme.1st too). + deciding what to download. If you are only interested in building + XZ Utils, the zip-picker may list files that you don't strictly + need. However, using the zip-picker can still be worth it to get a + nice short summary of installation instructions (they can be found + from readme.1st too). For a more manual method, first select a mirror from - <http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html>. You need - the following files: + <http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html> and go the + subdirectory named "current". You need the following files: unzip32.exe (if you don't already have a LFN-capable unzipper) - beta/v2/djdev204.zip - v2gnu/bnu219b.zip - v2gnu/gcc444b.zip - v2gnu/mak3791b.zip + v2/djdev205.zip + v2gnu/bnu234b.zip + v2gnu/gcc920b.zip + v2gnu/mak43b.zip v2misc/csdpmi7b.zip If newer versions are available, probably you should try them first. - Note that djdev203.zip is too old to build XZ Utils; you need at - least djdev204.zip. Also note that you want csdpmi7b.zip even if you - run under Windows or DOSEMU, because the XZ Utils Makefile will embed - cwsdstub.exe to the resulting binaries. + Note that versions older than djdev205.zip aren't supported. Also + note that you want csdpmi7b.zip even if you run under Windows or + DOSEMU because the XZ Utils Makefile will embed cwsdstub.exe to + the resulting xz.exe. - See the instructions in readme.1st found from djdev204.zip. Here's + See the instructions in readme.1st found from djdev205.zip. Here's a short summary, but you should still read readme.1st. C:\> mkdir DJGPP C:\> cd DJGPP - C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\djdev204.zip - C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\bnu219b.zip - C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\gcc444b.zip - C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\mak3791b.zip + C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\djdev205.zip + C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\bnu234b.zip + C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\gcc920b.zip + C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\mak43b.zip C:\DJGPP> c:\download\unzip32 c:\download\csdpmi7b.zip C:\DJGPP> set PATH=C:\DJGPP\BIN;%PATH% @@ -72,8 +70,9 @@ Building Once you have built XZ Utils, the resulting binaries can be run without long filename support. - Run "make" in this directory (the directory containing this README). - You should get xz.exe (and a bunch of temporary files). Other tools - are not built. Having e.g. xzdec.exe doesn't save much space compared - to xz.exe, because the DJGPP runtime makes the .exe quite big anyway. + Run "make" in this directory (the directory containing this + INSTALL.txt). You should get xz.exe (and a bunch of temporary files). + Other tools are not built. Having e.g. xzdec.exe doesn't save much + space compared to xz.exe because the DJGPP runtime makes the .exe + quite big anyway. |