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authorJoachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>2019-10-06 09:07:55 +0200
committerJoachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>2019-10-06 09:11:09 +0200
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downloadlibnet-9aa30c1392c887e4b3c51d7c1f0572f61f5c4630.tar.gz
How to actually download and build
Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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@@ -34,9 +34,16 @@ Online documentation is available at https://codedocs.xyz/libnet/libnet/
Building
--------
-Libnet employs the [GNU configure and build system][autotools]. The
-release tarballs ship with a pre-built `configure` script. To list
-available options, type <kbd>./configure --help</kbd>
+First download the [latest release][] from GitHub. Libnet employs the
+[GNU configure and build system][autotools]. The release tarballs and
+zip files ship with a pre-built `configure` script:
+
+ tar xf libnet-x.y.z.tar.gz
+ cd libnet-x.y.z/
+ ./configure && make
+ sudo make install
+
+To list available options, type <kbd>./configure --help</kbd>
### Building from GIT/GitHub
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ Some old docs are available at:
http://github.com/libnet/libnet
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+[latest release]: https://github.com/libnet/libnet/releases
[autotools]: https://autotools.io/
[origin]: http://packetfactory.openwall.net/projects/libnet/
[Appveyor]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/troglobit/libnet