Installation
============

gnotepad+ uses the GNU autoconf package, so installation should be
relatively simple.  The quick and dirty way to install gnotepad+ is to
simply do:

	./configure
	make
	make install

This installs an executable called "gnp" into "/usr/local/bin/", a
manpage in "/usr/local/man/man1/", and pixmap image files into
"/usr/local/share/gnotepad+/xpm/".

However, there are a few configuration options which one may want to
change:

--prefix=DIR
	Install gnotepad+ in DIR instead of /usr/local

--disable-warnings
	If "configure" detects that you are using gcc or g++ as your
	compiler, it will add '-Wall -Wmissing-prototypes' as
	additional compiler flags (see the gcc man page for an
	explanation of these options).  The default is to enable these
	options, and it suggested that you leave this alone.

--enable-ansi
	If gcc or g++ is detected as your compiler, enabling ansi will
	automatically add '-ansi -pedantic' as additional compiler
	flags.  By default, this is not enabled since it is really
	only useful for development purposes.

--enable-debug
	Enable runtime debugging code.  This is useful only if you are
	debugging gnotepad+.  By default, this option is disabled.
	However, enabling this does not hurt since it does not take up
	much code, and greatly improves debugging.

--enable-flock
	Use flock() to lock files.  

--disable-fcntl
	By default, gnotepad+ uses fcntl() to lock files.  Over NFS
	this can result in poor performance on read/write.

gnotepad+ should compile cleanly (without errors), and hopefully also
compile without any warnings.  If successful, you should end up with a
binary called in the "src/" subdirectory called "gnp".


Platform Notes
==============

Linux

	On recent Linux systems, flock() and fcntl() locks don't mix.
	If you use the --enable-flock switch on such systems, be sure
	to also use the --disable-fcntl option.


Miscellaneous Notes
===================

	1. "gnp --help" shows available command line options.

	2. "gnp --version" shows version information.

	3. "gnp --info" shows compiler options used.

	4. gnp will automatically create a subdirectory called ".gnp"
	in your home directory.  in here, you can create "gtkrc" and
	put any GTK specific settings (e.g., the text font).  there
	will also be three other files: "apprc", "appgtkrc", and
	"recentrc".  you do NOT need to edit these by hand.