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configure make make install #if you want to install the software on a site
The binary freefem will be in the directory src.
We use autoconf and automake in conjunction in order to be as general as possible. These tools are not required to use or compile freeFEM but if you want to change the code you will need these.
These tools are available on the GNU ftp site: ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu. You can get them in France at ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/gnu.