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> )

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)