# 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