
Install
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Meld can be installed in two ways:

1) Run directly from untar directory:
   "make" to create translations
   Now run "meld"

2) Install into (for instance) /usr/local
   "make prefix=/usr/local install"
   Now run "/usr/local/bin/meld"

Python Version
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Meld will run with either python2.2 or python2.3. There are several advantages
to running python2.3 however. Pythons difflib has had its worst case behaviour
improved massively - in some cases this can result in a 300x (times not percent!)
speedup in meld. Python2.3 has universal newline support so you can easily compare
unix/windows/mac files without conversion.

Dependencies
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For best results, use version 2.0 or above of the following packages.
At the very least you will need:
 * pyorbit-1.99
 * pygtk-1.99.15
 * gnome-python-1.99.15

Meld will not work with earlier versions of these packages.

They are all available from your favourite gnome mirror.
Alternatively many distributions provide binary packages.

If building from source, be careful to watch for messages like 'libfoo-2.0.pc
not found' when running configure - you may need to install extra gnome
development packages to correctly build.  

If you are using gCvs, meld can be used as the external diff program.
