Installation of linklist.1.0.0.tar.gz for Linux Jan 05 1998 To install use tar to extract the files into the directory where you want it to reside. tar -xvzf linklist.1.0.0.tar.gz -C /your/path The tar file will create a directory named linklist and put everything in it. drwxrwsr-x root/prog 0 1998-01-05 22:12 linklist/ -rw-rw-r-- root/prog 1279 1997-12-22 21:09 linklist/djgppdll.mak -rw-rw-r-- root/prog 3090 1997-06-12 21:03 linklist/dll_dbg.h -rw-rw-r-- carl/prog 17226 1997-12-12 22:48 linklist/dll_main.c -rw-rw-r-- carl/prog 3100 1997-12-22 21:24 linklist/dll_main.h -rw-rw-r-- root/prog 19940 1997-06-15 01:59 linklist/dll_test.c -rw-rw-r-- carl/prog 2133 1997-12-22 21:20 linklist/Makefile -rw-rw-r-- root/prog 2752 1997-06-12 21:34 linklist/linklist.h -rw-rw-r-- root/prog 20998 1997-06-12 20:54 linklist/dll_API.doc.ps.gz -rw-r--r-- carl/prog 686 1998-01-05 22:12 linklist/INSTALL -rw-rw-r-- root/prog 1099 1997-12-22 21:10 linklist/ms60dll.mak Next cd to the linklist directory and type one of the following, assuming you're using the GNU compiler: make creates a shared library or make static creates a static library. Read the Makefile for further compilation options. To install the library in the /usr/local/lib directory enter either make install or make install-static. If you have any problems, drop me a line at: cnobile@suffolk.lib.ny.us or cnobile@sescva.esc.edu