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## 3. Compiling RCS from Source.

Get the source distribution of RCS Version 5.7. It is available at

    ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/devel/vc/rcs-5.7.src.tar.gz

and its mirrors. After you have unpacked the archive into your source tree, you need to configure RCS for your system. This is done via the `configure` script in the source directory, which you need to execute first. This will generate a `Makefile` and the appropriate `conf.sh` for your system. You can then type

    make install

which will build the binaries. At some point you may need to `su` to root so the binaries can be installed in the correct directories.

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