
In this file:

* About libcext
* Prerequisites
* Installation
* Reporting Bugs


About libcext
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This is libcext, ESO's C Library Extensions. It is a C utility library,
which is used to implement ESO's Common Pipeline Library (CPL).

This package provides the libcext library including the on-line reference
manual.


Prerequisites
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For installing libcext or to use it for your own software project you need
a C compiler supporting the C17 language standard, i.e gcc version 8 and newer
or clang 6 and newer, for instance.


Installation
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For generic installation instructions please refer to the file INSTALL
coming with this package.


License
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The libcext library is licensed under the LGPL-2.1-or-later as of version 1.3. Older
versions of the libcext library are licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.


Reporting Bugs
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Please report any bugs to <cpl-help@eso.org>
