Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions
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Ensure that system environment variable PATH includes the location of all the compilers mentioned above.
Download the source code of ICU version 3.6 for C from http://icu.sourceforge.net/download/3.6.html#ICU4C

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 Linux --disable-64bit-libs --disable-threads
gmake 
gmake check 
gmake install

Set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to the location of ICU. Linux uses the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to search for dynamically linked libraries to be loaded.

This installs ICU in the /usr/local directory.


	By default, ICU is installed on `/usr/local` directory. If you need to install ICU on a different directory type: `runConfigureICU Linux --prefix=<install_path> --disable-64bit-libs --disable-threads` Then execute the `gmake` commands, and set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to the appropriate location.