NAME

       chicken-install - download and install extension libraries for CHICKEN Scheme

SYNOPSIS

       chicken-install [OPTION | EXTENSION[:VERSION]] ...

DESCRIPTION

       chicken-install  is  a program that downloads, compiles and installs a prepackaged extension library from
       sources. If no extension name is given on the command-line,  then  any  existing  setup  scripts  in  the
       current directory will be executed in some unspecified order.

OPTIONS

       Enter chicken-install -help for a list of supported command-line options.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       CHICKEN_PREFIX
              The  installation  prefix  where  CHICKEN  Scheme and its support files and libraries are located.
              Defaults to the installation time prefix given when configuring the system.

       CHICKEN_INSTALL_PREFIX
              An alternative installation prefix that will be  prepended  to  extension  installation  paths  if
              specified.

       CHICKEN_REPOSITORY
              The  path  where  extension libraries are installed. Defaults to the package-library path selected
              during configuration (usually /var/lib/chicken/<binary-version> )

       SUDO   The command to execute when using -s flag in command. If not provided, defaults to the sudo(1).

DOCUMENTATION

       More information can be found in the CHICKEN User's Manual

BUGS

       Submit bug reports by e-mail to chicken-janitors@nongnu.org , preferrably using the chicken-bug tool.

AUTHORS

       The CHICKEN Team

SEE ALSO

       chicken-uninstall(1) chicken-status(1) chicken(1) csc(1) chicken-bug(1)

                                                   13 Aug 2008                                CHICKEN-INSTALL(1)