PTlink6 INSTALL
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As of PTlink6, the distribution uses gnu autoconf instead of the old
configure script. 
NOTE: For security sake you cannot run PTlink IRCd with root,
please create a normal user to install it.

0.  Read the CHANGES file to find out about the new features 
in this version.

1.  Run the configure script.  It will create include/setup.h and the
Makefiles to match your system:
	./configure
As default ircd will be installed to $HOME/ircd to specify a different
  install directory use ./configure --prefix=path/to/install/dir

2.  Edit the the "include/config.h" file.  This allows you to change
various options of how the ircd will operate.  Notes: "HARD_FDLIMIT_"
and "INIT_MAXCLIENTS" must be less than the maximum file descriptors
per process allowed by your kernel, and must be <= FD_SETSIZE (usually
defined in system includes, but may need to overridden in the Makefile.
Note that the old OS definitions are gone, autoconf handles this now.
Finally set the various PATHs to where you are going to install the ircd.
Do not install the ircd to "."--the install script is not designed to
install ircd properly on top of the existing source tree.

3.  "make" should build ircd.

4.  "make install" to install the server and tools in the path defined
in config.h.
NOTE: ircd will kill the running ircd if ircd.pid is found
	  and launch the new one with the existing .conf files.

5.
  Edit ircd.conf and *.dconf files on your ircd directory
  
HOW TO GET HELP:
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 [ http://www.ptlink.net/Coders/ ]
 
1.  Check the file ircd.log 
  ( Learn English if don't understand the problem :P )

2. Post your question on PTlink Coders forum on the web page.

3. The Mailing List
There is a mailing list for general discussion of PTlink IRCd,
you can subscribe it from http://www.ptlink.net/Coders
If PTlink6 crashes on you, PLEASE use the ./sendbug script.
The PTlink Coders Team can't fix bugs if no one tells us about them!

4. The support/suggestions channel
Connect to irc.ptlink.net:6667 and join #PTC (english only).

If there is a new feature you would like to see in the next major
release of PTlink IRCd, please post it to the public mailing list,
ptlinksoft-ircd@lists.sourceforge.net


SUCCESSFULLY COMPILED ON:
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FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE (x86)
Linux2.2.x (x86)
Linux2.4.x (x86)
Solaris 8 (sparc)
OpenBSD2.9 & 3.0
HP-UX 11.0 with gcc (HP9000)
