Dependencies:

To build a libsmbios tarball, you will need the following dependencies, in whichever -devel package convention in use by your distribution:
  -- libxml

When building from a git-checkout, you will need the following additional dependencies
    -- autoconf
    -- automake
    -- gettext
    -- libtool

MANDRIVA NOTE: The following is the package list required for Mandriva, submitted by a user:

    urpmi gcc-c++
    urpmi git
    urpmi autoconf
    urpmi automake
    urpmi autopoint
    urpmi gettext
    urpmi gettext-autopoint
    urpmi gettext-tools
    urpmi gettext-devel
    urpmi libtool
    urpmi libxml
    urpmi libxml2-devel

To Build:

Libmsbios is a standard autotools package. Build it like any autotools package:
  $ ./configure
  $ make

To build from a git checkout:
  $ ./autogen.sh     # autogen.sh internally runs configure automatically
  $ make

[RECOMMENDED] Out of tree build. To build in a separate dir, leaving a clean
source tree:
  $ mkdir _build
  $ ../configure
  $ make 


To Install:

Standard autotools package:
  $ make install


Documentation is in doxygen format. To view the docs, run "make doxygen", then
look in the out/libsmbios_c/html/index.html.  Docs are also built as part of
"make all".

These docs are posted on the web at http://.../.. (need permanent address here)

This software is dual-licensed under GPL/OSL. 

 * Copyright (C) 2005 Dell Inc.
 *  by Michael Brown <Michael_E_Brown@dell.com>
 * Licensed under the Open Software License version 2.1 
 * 
 * Alternatively, you can redistribute it and/or modify 
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published 
 * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, 
 * or (at your option) any later version.

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
 * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
