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To install this package under a Unix derivative, read the INSTALL
- file. tinyproxy uses a standard GNU configure script. There are
- additional command line arguments you can supply to configure. They
- include:
+ file. tinyproxy uses a standard GNU configure script (basically you
+ should be able to do:
+
+ ./configure ; make ; make install
+
+ in the top level directory to compile and install tinyproxy). There
+ are additional command line arguments you can supply to configure.
+ They include:
--enable-debug If you would like to turn on full
debugging support
@@ -35,6 +40,10 @@
--enable-tunnel Provides the option of having
tinyproxy act as TCP tunnel, rather
than a HTTP proxy.
+ --enable-upstream Enable support for proxying connections
+ through another proxy server.
+ --enable-static Compile a static version of tinyproxy
+
Options for file locations etc.
--with-stathost=HOST Set the default name of the stats host
@@ -46,28 +55,38 @@
directory. This will send an email to the authors reporting your
version, and a few bits of information concerning the memory usage of
tinyproxy. Alternatively, you could just send an email stating the
- version. Which ever you prefer.
+ version, whichever you prefer.
SUPPORT
-------
If you are having problems with tinyproxy, please report the problem
- to:
+ to either:
Robert James Kaes <rjkaes@users.sourceforge.net>
Steven Young <sdyoung@users.sourceforge.net>
+ You may also wish to subscribe to the tinyproxy-user mailing list. To
+ do so please visit:
+
+ http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tinyproxy-users
+
+ for more information on how to subscribe and post messages to the
+ list.
+
Please recompile tinyproxy with full debug support (--enable-debug)
- and include a copy of the log file, and any assert errors reported by
- tinyproxy. Also, if you feel up to it, try running tinyproxy under
- your debugger and report the error your received and a context
- listing of the location. Under gdb you would run tinyproxy like so:
+ and include a copy of the log file, and any assert errors reported by
+ tinyproxy. Note that tinyproxy will output memory statistics to
+ standard error if compiled with debugging support so you might want
+ to redirect the output to a file for later examination. Also, if you
+ feel up to it, try running tinyproxy under your debugger and report
+ the error your received and a context listing of the location. Under
+ gdb you would run tinyproxy like so:
gdb tinyproxy
- (gdb) set args -c location_of_tinyproxy_conf -d
- (gdb) run
+ (gdb) run -c location_of_tinyproxy_conf -d 2>/dev/null
Now access the port tinyproxy is on until you receive a break in the
gdb. You can now type: