can download the source archive and use
 a C compiler to derive a binary executable for whatever computer
 it needs to be on (see the platform compatibility list). This is
 the preferred way but for convenience one can download a binary
 installation archive with precompiled executables.
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 The current project uses autoconf/automake for cross platform
 support which includes most unix compatible systems and their
 native C compilers. The derivates of the GNU C compiler (gcc) have 
 replaced most of th