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6.57.1. Installation of Gawk

First, ensure some unneeded files are not installed:

sed -i 's/extras//' Makefile.in

sed -i 's/extras//' Makefile.in

Prepare Gawk for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

make check

Install the package:

make install

make install

If desired, install the documentation:

mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/gawk-5.0.1

mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/gawk-5.0.1

cp

-v doc/{awkforai.txt,*.{eps,pdf,jpg}} /usr/share/doc/gawk-5.0.1

cp

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