prerequisites
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Linux OS (maybe OS X also works)
GNU C compiler
libgif-dev for GIF support (recommended, but not required)
libmng-dev for MNG support (recommended, but not required)

building
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run "make" in this directory
support for GIF and MNG is detected automatically
OS X operating system should be detected automatically

installing
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default instllation prefix is "/usr/local"
if "/usr/local/stow" exists, default is "/usr/local/stow/BlinkenLib-#.#.#"
set PREFIX environment variable for next steps to change installation prefix
run "make install" as root
update the configuration of the system, for example:
  run "cd /usr/local/stow; stow BlinkenLib-#.#.#" as root
  run "ldconfig" as root

cleaning source tree completely
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run "make distclean"
this cleans all autodetected settings and all objects, libraries and binaries

cross-compiling for Windows
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clean source tree completely
run "make CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc" in this directory