Installation Instructions

  1. Ensure that system environment variable PATH includes the location of all the compilers mentioned above.

  2. Download the source code of ICU version 3.6 for C from http://icu.sourceforge.net/download/3.6.html#ICU4C

  3. At the shell prompt, execute the following commands:

    gunzip -d < icu4c-3_6-src.tgz | tar -xf - 
    cd icu/source/ 
    chmod +x runConfigureICU configure install-sh
    runConfigureICU AIX --disable-64bit-libs --disable-threads 
    gmake
    gmake check 
    gmake install
  4. Set the environment variable LIBPATH to point to the location of ICU. AIX uses the environment variable LIBPATH to search for dynamically linked libraries.

This installs ICU in the /usr/local directory.

[Note]

By default, ICU is installed on /usr/local directory. If you need to install ICU on a different directory type:

  • runConfigureICU AIX --prefix=<install_path> --disable-64bit-libs --disable-threads

  • Then, execute the gmake commands, and set the environment variable LIBPATH to point to the appropriate location.