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@@ -4,19 +4,18 @@ Installing page cache utilities Dependencies ------------ -These utilities are dependent on the -[posix_fadvise(2)](http://linux.die.net/man/2/posix_fadvise) and -[mincore(2)](http://linux.die.net/man/2/mincore) syscalls. +These utilities are dependent on the [posix_fadvise(2)][1] and +[mincore(2)][2] system calls. -pcu-fadvise needs a kernel that supports the -[posix_fadvise(2)](http://linux.die.net/man/2/posix_fadvise) and syscall -and C library support. For GNU/Linux systems, this means you'll need a -kernel newer than 2.5.60 and the GNU C library 2.2 or later. +[pcu-fadvise(1)](pcu-fadvise.1.html) needs a kernel that supports the +[posix_fadvise(2)][1] and syscall and C library support. For GNU/Linux +systems, this means you'll need a kernel newer than 2.5.60 and the GNU C +library 2.2 or later. -pcu-mincore should work on most somewhat-modern UNIX/UNIX-like kernels -that support the [mincore(2)](http://linux.die.net/man/2/mincore) system -call. While the [mincore(2)](http://linux.die.net/man/2/mincore) system -call is not specified by current versions of POSIX, it is fairly common. +[pcu-mincore(1)](pcu-mincore.1.html) should work on most somewhat-modern +UNIX/UNIX-like kernels that support the [mincore(2)][2] system call. +While the [mincore(2)][2] system call is not specified by current +versions of POSIX, it is fairly common. Standard build tools such as a C compiler, GNU make, install are required. @@ -39,3 +38,6 @@ To install executables globally in /usr/local/bin: All pcu-* executables are relocatable and have no dependencies outside of the system C library and kernel support for the syscalls they need. + +[1]: http://opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/posix_fadvise.html +[2]: http://kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man2/mincore.2.html |