screen: Compiling Screen
26.2 Compiling Screen
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To compile and install screen:
The 'screen' package comes with a 'GNU Autoconf' configuration
script. Before you compile the package run
'sh ./configure'
This will create a 'config.h' and 'Makefile' for your machine. If
'configure' fails for some reason, then look at the examples and
comments found in the 'Makefile.in' and 'config.h.in' templates. Rename
'config.status' to 'config.status.MACHINE' when you want to keep
configuration data for multiple architectures. Running 'sh
./config.status.MACHINE' recreates your configuration significantly
faster than rerunning 'configure'.
Read through the "User Configuration" section of 'config.h', and verify
that it suits your needs. A comment near the top of this section
explains why it's best to install screen setuid to root. Check for the
place for the global 'screenrc'-file and for the socket directory.
Check the compiler used in 'Makefile', the prefix path where to install
'screen'. Then run
'make'
If 'make' fails to produce one of the files 'term.h', 'comm.h' or
'tty.c', then use 'FILENAME.X.dist' instead. For additional information
about installation of 'screen' refer to the file 'INSTALLATION', coming
with this package.
Info Catalog
screen: Socket Directory
screen: Installation