1. Get the source server package.

  2. cd to the directory where you want the spider to be installed, typically /usr/ or /usr/www/. The server will run from anywhere in the filesystem, though.

  3. Issue the command to unpack the archive:

      .tar.gz:
      If you have GNU tar; "tar xzf spinner-archive-name"
      If you don't have GNU tar: "gunzip < spinner-archive-name| tar xf -"
      .tar.Z
      "uncompress < spinner-archive-name| tar xf -"
      .tar
      "tar xf spinner-archive-name"

    (where "spinner-archive-file-name" is the name of the spinner archive file.).

  4. Type cd spinner to change to the new directory. This directory should contain four directories: server (Spinner server source), ulpc (the uLPC intepretator), extern (misc. programs used by Spinner) and tools (misc tools).

  5. Type configure followed by make and make install to build the binaries and copy them to the correct place. If you got a message saying that bison couldn't be found, you need to get, compile and install bison (available from http://spinner.infovav.se/dist/), which is needed to get uLPC to compile.

  6. If everything worked fine and the compilation is done, type cd server.

  7. Start the install script by typing ./install.

  8. Answer the simple questions and wait for your client.

  9. If everything worked, configure the server, otherwise move on to the troubleshooting section.

  10. If you want Spinner to start automatically when the computer has rebooted, add this to one of the startup files: (cd /hereiputmyspinner/spinner/server/;start). To shutdown Spinner, just use the [SHUTDOWN] button in the configuration interface.
Once you have installed the server, consider joining the Spinner mailinglist