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@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Installing page cache utilities +=============================== + +Dependencies +------------ + +These utilities are dependent on the posix_fadvise and mincore syscalls. + +pcu-fadvise needs a kernel that supports the posix_fadvise(2) 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) system call. While the mincore(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. + +If you wish to build and install the manpages, you'll also need the txt2man +utility available here: http://mvertes.free.fr/download/ +The documentation is otherwise viewable in plain text form. + +Instructions +------------ + +To install executables into your home directory in ~/bin: + + $ make + $ make install + +To install executables globally in /usr/local/bin: + + $ make ; # as yourself + # make install prefix=/usr/local/bin ; # as root + +All pcu-* executables are relocatable and have no dependencies outside +of the system C library and kernel support for the syscalls they need. |