./configure fails on Ubuntu about tarsnap HOT 3 CLOSED

Hi, thanks for the report. The "compiling" webpage already explicitly mention e2fslibs-dev:

Debian, Ubuntu, and related Linux distributions:

sudo apt-get install gcc libc6-dev make libssl-dev zlib1g-dev e2fslibs-dev

https://www.tarsnap.com/compiling.html

However, it is true that this information is not included in the tarball. I'll take a look at adding it somewhere.

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echo "Read [compiling](https://www.tarsnap.com/compiling.html) if you have problems running `./configure` " > INSTALL.md

would have helped me, as the information about "compiling" had already scrolled by. Admittedly I could have put in more effort to find it though :)

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We've now added a top-level BUILDING file (also pointed to from the README.md) that lists dependencies, and sample apt-get and yum commands to install them.

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