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# How to get started developing

@(#) $File: README.DEVELOPER,v 1.9 2021/09/20 14:04:39 christos Exp $

## Auto files

After checking out the source, run the following:

autoreconf -f -i
make distclean # this can fail if you have not built before
./configure --disable-silent-rules
make -j4
make -C tests check

If you see errors, make sure you have the latest libtool and autoconf
This has been tested with autoconf-2.69 and libtool-2.4.2

## Installing dependencies

If your platform doesn't have the above tools, install the following
packages first.

### Debian

apt-get install \
automake \
gcc \
libtool \
make \
python \
zlib1g-dev \

See also `.travis.yml`.

### Mac OS X (MacPorts)

port install \
autoconf \
automake \
libtool \

### Mac OS X (HomeBrew)

brew install autoconf automake libtool

Tested with:
autoconf 2.69
automake 1.16.1
libtool 2.4.6