# mkdir -p /package # chmod 1755 /packageDownload runit-1.0.5.tar.gz into /package and unpack the archive
# cd /package # gunzip runit-1.0.5.tar # tar -xpf runit-1.0.5.tar # rm runit-1.0.5.tar # cd admin/runit-1.0.5On MacOSX, do
# echo 'cc -Xlinker -x' >src/conf-ld # cp src/Makefile src/Makefile.old # sed -e 's/ -static//' <src/Makefile.old >src/MakefileNow compile and install the runit programs
# package/installIf you want to make the man pages available in the /usr/local/man/ hierarchy, do:
# package/install-manTo report success:
# mail pape-runit-1.0.5@smarden.org <compile/sysdepsIf you use runit regularly, please contribute to the project.
Refer to replacing init for replacing init with runit, or to use with traditional init for running runit's service supervision with your system's current init scheme.