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     The following components are required to compile ClamAV under UNIX:
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 <LI>zlib and zlib-devel packages
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 <LI>gcc compiler suite (tested with 2.9x, 3.x and 4.x series)
 <BR>	      <SPAN  CLASS="textbf">If you are compiling with higher optimization levels
 	      than the default one (-O2 for gcc), be aware that there
 	      have been reports of misoptimizations. The build system of ClamAV
 	      only checks for bugs affecting the default settings, it is your
 	      responsibility to check that your compiler version doesn't
 	      have any bugs.</SPAN>
     
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     The following packages are optional but <SPAN  CLASS="textbf">highly recommended</SPAN>:
     
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     The following packages are optional, but <SPAN  CLASS="textbf">required for bytecode JIT support</SPAN>:
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     The following packages are optional, but needed for the JIT unit tests:
     
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