2 Installing WebKit (with or without WebWorx)

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2.1 Installing other WebWorx components

Installing WebWorx requires a couple of steps before installing WebKit. (WebKit is available separately or can be purchased as part of WebWorx. This manual serves both.)

Install your Linux or other Unix. In the case of WebWorx, we include Linux Pro, and the installation in most cases can be done by following the directions on the face of the CD-ROM. If you have DOS, and room for a Linux filesystem on your machine, type D:INSTALL, assuming that your CD-ROM is drive D. Otherwise see README.TXT on the Linux Pro CD-ROM for further instructions. Make sure you install the full development system and libraries, including these:

Install FlagShip. To do this you need a "key" document from your FlagShip vendor; most of the time this document is sent on request, not included in the package purchased.

The FlagShip package is on the Linux Pro CD-ROM, but a newer version may come on a separate CD-ROM. You need to mount the correct CD-ROM using a command like mount -v -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom, as root.

Then type /mnt/cdrom/FSinstCD, select "ELF Full Version," and install. When entering the key, make sure you type every character exactly as it appears on the key, including ending periods, and being careful of upper/lower case. (This is probably the hardest part of the whole FlagShip installation!)

2.2 Installing WebKit itself

As root, decompress the WebKit archive file and untar it: gunzip -c webkit-b.tgz | tar xvf -. If you have a recent GNU tar you can do it in one step without the pipe: tar xvfz webkit-b.tgz.

Then run ./install.sh, answering the questions about usernames and directory paths as you go. Then stop being root.

The installation procedure should copy the archive contents to the locations you specified with the correct ownership and permissions. It will also create Makefile.webkit in the directory you specified for examples as well as /etc/webkit.conf. Both of these files include setup information that you specified.

The installation procedure also runs make on the examples directory you specified. If everything is in place, the build will complete normally.

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