1 ########## PRIVOXY INSTALL #############
3 For more info after the install, configure and use refer to the README in the
4 same dir as the INSTALL
6 To build Privoxy from source, autoconf, GNU make (gmake), and, of course, a C
7 compiler like gcc are required.
9 When building from a source tarball (either release version or nightly CVS
10 tarball), first unpack the source:
12 tar xzvf privoxy-3.1.1-beta-src* [.tgz or .tar.gz]
15 For retrieving the current CVS sources, you'll need CVS installed. Note that
16 sources from CVS are development quality, and may not be stable, or well
17 tested. To download CVS source:
19 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
20 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current
23 This will create a directory named current/, which will contain the source
26 you can too check any privoxy branch, just change the "current" name with the
27 wanted branch name (Example: v_3_0_branch for the 3.0 cvs tree)
29 you should create the user and group that privoxy will run, the default is
32 you can change the user and group with --with-user= and --with-group= in the
35 the user and group should have the login disabled for better safety
37 here is my /etc/passwd entry
39 privoxy:*:7777:7777:privoxy proxy:/no/home:/no/shell
41 and my /etc/group entry
43 privoxy:*:7777:privoxy
45 Then, in either case, to build from unpacked tarball or CVS source:
49 ./configure # (--help to see options, see the warning below)
50 make # (the make from gnu, gmake for *BSD)
52 make -n install # (to see where all the files will go)
53 make install # (to really install)
55 If you have gnu make, you can have the first four steps automatically done for
60 in the freshly downloaded or unpacked source directory.
64 1- if you are installing in /usr/local or / (root) the use of
66 --sysconfdir=$prefix/etc/privoxy
68 is recommended for a safer (there may already exist other program that uses a
69 file with the "config" name) and cleaner and easier to use etc dir
71 2- for user install dont forget to give the --with-user and --with-group equal
72 to the current user or tune things later
76 For more detailed instructions on how to build Redhat and SuSE RPMs, Windows
77 self-extracting installers, building on platforms with special requirements
78 etc, please consult the developer manual.
80 For binary RPM installation, and other platforms, see the user-manual as well.
82 Now go read the README to learn what should you do next