Install Guide for mrwtoppm

Needed Software

You need to have the LCMS (Little Color Management System) installed to build the software. You need at least version 1.08.
You need the netpbm installed. (I'm not sure you need it to build the software, but I'm sure you'll need it to do anything with the output. :-)
To build the Gimp plugin, you'll need the appropriate Gimp and Gtk development packages.
You'll probably need automake and autoconf. There are several oddities associated with the generated makefiles. If you know how to fix these, please let me know.

Needed Data

From version 0.0.a8, these programs, by default, use an inbuilt profile to convert from Minolta's proprietary raw color space. You may get better results using Minolta's raw profile for your camera. I don't distribute these because of Minolta's copyright, so you'll need to get them from the Minolta software that came with your camera. The names of these files vary, but look for something with a .icc extension. You'll want the profile for raw format files, not the one for jpegs.

Brief Install Guide

BUGS:

From version 0.0.a8, this package uses autoconf/automake. Since this is my first package made using these tools there are some rough edges. You'll probably need them installed. Sorry. If anyone can tell me how to remove that requirement I'd appreciate it.
At the moment, installation of the gimp plugin is also mandatory. I'll need to figure out how to make this optional too.

Instructions:

If there's a package build for your system, follow the instructions in the package. These (brief) notes are for people who want to install from the raw source.

TYPE
```
	./configure
```
If you want to install in a non-standard location, use the --prefix=prefixpath option.
If configure can't find your lcms includes or libraries, you'll need to specify them on the command line. Use --help to find the right switch to use.
TYPE
```
	make all
```
to build the software. If no errors, type
```
	make install
```
to install it.

Changing Default Options

For mrwtoppm, the defaults for target color space, gamma, color balance etc., are in the options.c source file.

For the gimp plugin, the defaults for target color space, gamma, color balance etc., are in the gimp-plugin/mrw.c source file. (But this will probably change real soon now).

To change the compiled defaults for each tool, you'll need to edit the aforementioned file and recompile.

A much preferable alternative is to create a local or system wide initialisation file with your preferred values.