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Date: Wed,  4 Jul 2007 18:36:12 -0700
From: "Jack Johnson" <knapjack@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] installing extra software
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On 7/4/07, john@csplan9.rit.edu <john@csplan9.rit.edu> wrote:
> > However, I do not know how to compile software for plan 9 and would like a link to a simple tutorial. I understand the basics of Linux and FreeBSD.
> It's pretty easy to compile software on Plan 9. Just get the tarball and
> unpack it. There's usually a mkfile in the base directory of the source
> tar, so just running 'mk' is usually sufficient. If there's a README, read
> it.

It's also worth noting that, in general, Plan 9 has it's own software,
or it's own port of some software you may already be familiar with.
If your intent is to compile someone else's software you had to
compile for Linux or FreeBSD, you may be in for a challenge, depending
on your choice.

If this is the case, I would suggest starting here:

http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/Porting_alien_software_to_Plan_9/index.html

-Jack