Installation is easy; cd to the src/ directory, then type this: ./configure make The compilation isn't real clean; readline seems to enjoy spamming your screen. Sorry about that. Maybe I'll work on it a bit. [It's not my fault -- I included the readline dist without change. I'm surprised the Gnu code is so unportable.] If you wish, you can edit src/Makefile.in before running ./configure. It shouldn't be necessary unless you have some unorthodox request (such as wanting to install tintin++ and its help file in /usr/local).