
             Installation for Minicom 1.79.


Edit the Makefile to choose your C-compiler and CFLAGS. Entries
for a lot of systems are already defined, you only have to
uncomment them. Also define where your binaries go and where you want
the configuration files to be placed.

The default configuration is to compile for Linux, and to install it in
/usr/bin and /etc.

Now edit "config.h". Reasonable defaults for some systems are
already filled in, and changes will probably not be needed.
If everything is allright, you can type "make" and "minicom",
and "runscript" will be compiled. Ignore any warnings you might
see; I couldn't keep the source generic and at the same time
get all compilers to shut up (Linux and Coherent compilers don't
give warnings; the BSD 2.3.3 gcc does).
If you have gotten this far, it is time to install the executables.

if you trust the installation procedure (I do!) you can just type
'make install' as root. If you insist on installing manually:

1. Copy "minicom" to a bin directory (eg /usr/bin).
   chown it to root and install it set-uid. (chmod 4755 minicom)
2. Copy "runscript" to the same "bin" directory.
3. Copy "xminicom" to this directory too. It's a little shell
   script that puts up an xterm with minicom in it.
4. Copy "keyserv" to the LIB directory defined in the Makefile.
   (If you have a system with the select() system call, you won't
    have the 'keyserv' binary anymore !).
   Don't install "runscript" and/or "keyserv" setuid root!
5. Edit the "minicom.users" file (in the directory as defined in
   "Makefile") to add users who may use minicom. If you don't
   install "minicom.users" everybody may use minicom!
6  Minicom has been installed.

X/Y/Z modem.

Minicom works with zmodem version that use stdin/stdout for
communication with the modems. Newer zmodem versions don't do this,
AND they are copyrighted

Fortunately there is a free PD zmodem now, based on one of the older
(PD) zmodem sources. This one is called "lrzsz". It used to be
included in this package, but it has gotten some widespread
use and people are working actively on it. It might already be
on your system; otherwise you can find it on the net by searching
for lrzsz with "archie".

Configuration.

Probably most defaults are not good enough for your system.
So type (still as root) "minicom -s". This will not initialize
minicom but takes you directly into the configuration menu.
See the minicom manual page for details.

Graphics with terminfo (ncurses).

If you want minicom to use the ANSI or IBM-PC character set,
check the following directories and read the README files:

terminfo/  if you're on a terminfo system (Debian Linux, sysv)
termcap/   if you're on a termcap system.

