The Npic library and tools
  Copyright (C) 2003 Edouard Thiel <Edouard.Thiel@lif.univ-mrs.fr>
  9 dec 2010

  The Npic library provides types and functions in C language
  to memorize and manipulate bitmap images of dimension 2 to 6, 
  different pixel types, external border, linear access and 
  cartesian coordinates access.

  The Npic tools are a set of command-line utilities that give access
  to the library functions, like drawing in images, computing distance
  transforms, converting file formats, and more.
  
  This document explain how to compile libNpic and tools.
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  INSTALL:
  

  a) Download lastest release with your favorite browser:
  
        http://pageperso.lif.univ-mrs.fr/~edouard.thiel/npic/
  
  b) Open a terminal and untar with : tar xvfz Npic-x.xx.tgz
  
  c) Go into directory : cd Npic-x.xx
  
  d) Run : ./Configure
  
  e) Respond to questions; to accept a [default response] hit return.
  
  f) Then "make all" is run
  
  g) When finished, try command-line tools in tools/
  
  h) Read the tutorial and the reference manual
  
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  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS :
  
  
  1) Which platforms are tested
  
    - Linux on i386 (intel 32 bits), 
    - Linux on x86_64 (intel Xeon / AMD, 64 bits)
    - MacOS X 10.5, 10.6 on i386
    - Solaris on sparc
    - Solaris 5.10 on i86pc
    - Cygwin on windows XP
  

  2) Which packages are needed on Ubuntu (i386 or x86_64 architecture) ?
     
    Since gcc is already installed, simply type: 
        sudo apt-get install libc6-dev linux-libc-dev


  3) What is needed on MacOS X ?

    You need to install X-Code from your "MacOS X install DVD"


  4) How can I get Configure options ?

    Type:  ./Configure -h


  5) How can I enable multi-threaded parallel computations with OpenMP ?

    Type:  make distclean && ./Configure -omp

    If using gcc, you need gcc version >= 4.2 for OpenMP 2.5
    and gcc version >= 4.4 for OpenMP 3.0.


  5) Problems while compiling

    Please send me back your problems.