FLOSS on NonStop User Manual

3 Porting a Software Package Using FLOSS

This section describes at a very high level how to port a software package using FLOSS. The

following six major tasks must be performed in order to port a package:

1. Download the package

2. Unzip and untar the package

3. Configure the package

4. Build the package

5. Test the package

6. Install the package

For more information on these tasks, see HP NonStop open source software for software developers

on the HP Open Source home page. Navigate to the Literature section and click HP NonStop open

source software for software developers. This document provides detailed instructions on each of

these tasks.