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1Building iperf3
2===============
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4Building iperf3, as with most tools of this type, is a fairly
5straightforward operation.  The instructions in this section assume
6that the source distribution has already been unpacked.
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8Prerequisites
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11iperf3 requires few (if any) dependencies on common operating
12systems.  The only known prerequisites are listed here.
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14Building
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17In many cases, iperf3 can be built and installed as follows:
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19``./configure && make && make install``
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21In some cases, configuration might fail.  If this happens, it might
22help to run ``./bootstrap.sh`` first from the top-level directory.
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24By default, the ``libiperf`` library is built in both shared and
25static forms.  Either can be suppressed by using the
26``--disabled-shared`` or ``--disable-static`` configure-time options.
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