= Building on Unix with Autotools = 

The following instructions are dedicated to users of Unix-like systems (Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, *BSD, etc.)

== Requirements ==

 * Decent C++ compiler and C++ Standard Library, [http://gcc.gnu.org/ GNU GCC] 4.x or later recommended
 * Download the latest source code release or checkout from SVN trunk.


{{{
./configure
make
make install
}}}

Note, if you are building GEOS downloaded from SVN, you need to have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system Autotools] available in your system, so you can first generate ''./configure'' script using the following command:
{{{
./autogen.sh
}}}

Then, you will be able to execute ''./configure'' and next the three commands listed above: ''make'' and ''make install''.

For more details about configuration options run:
{{{
./configure --help
}}}