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2 title: Build Instructions
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5 The build processes uses CMake starting with UCX 3.0.
6 First, download the source code from [Source Forge][1].
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8 wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/ucx/files/ucx-latest.tar.gz
9 tar -xzf ucx-latest.tar.gz
10 cd ucx-latest
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12 Then create a build directory and issue the cmake command and then make.
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14 mkdir build
15 cd build
16 cmake ..
17 make
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21 ### UCX 2.1
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23 The build procedure for UCX 2.1 uses a configure script.
24 For Microsoft Windows, you will need an appropriate port of the linux
25 tools (like MinGW or Cygwin).
26 First, download the source code from [Source Forge][1].
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28 wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/ucx/files/ucx-2.1.0.tar.gz
29 tar -xzf ucx-2.1.0.tar.gz
30 cd ucx-2.1.0
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32 Then issue the `configure` and `make` commands.
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34 ./configure && make
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36 To verify your installment you can issue `make check`. If everything is fine,
37 you can install UCX with
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39 make install
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41 Note, that you might need administrative privileges for a system wide
42 installation.
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44 [1]: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ucx/files/
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