source: general/prog/librep.xml@ 7f76b96

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY librep-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/librep/librep-&librep-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY librep-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY librep-md5sum "ad4ad851ff9f82a5d61024cd96bc2998">
<!ENTITY librep-size "1.2 MB">
<!ENTITY librep-buildsize "13.2 MB">
<!ENTITY librep-time "0.49 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="librep" xreflabel="librep-&librep-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="librep.html" ?>
<title>librep-&librep-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="librep">
<primary sortas="a-Librep">Librep</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>librep</application></title>

<para>The <application>librep</application> package contains a Lisp system.
This is useful for scripting or for applications that may use the Lisp
interpreter as an extension language.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&librep-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&librep-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &librep-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &librep-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&librep-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&librep-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>librep</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="gdbm"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="gmp"/> and 
<xref linkend="gcc"/> (build Java so that 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libffi</filename> is built)</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>librep</application></title>

<para>Install <application>librep</application> by running the following
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib</parameter>: This parameter installs
files to <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/rep</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">/usr/libexec/rep</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>rep, rep-config, rep-remote, rep-xgettext and repdoc</seg>
<seg>librep.so and numerous modules installed in the /usr/lib/rep 
hierarchy</seg>
<seg>/usr/lib/rep, /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp and /usr/share/rep</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="rep">
<term><command>rep</command></term>
<listitem><para>is the Lisp interpreter.</para>
<indexterm zone="librep rep">
<primary sortas="b-rep">rep</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="librep-lib">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>librep.so</filename></term>
<listitem><para> contains the functions necessary for the Lisp 
interpreter.</para>
<indexterm zone="librep librep-lib">
<primary sortas="c-librep">librep.so</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>