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The following packages must be built in the following order using the ./configure commands listed. Unless specific version notes are given, any modern release is sufficient. Be sure to make and make install as appropriate for each package, including Shibboleth itself.
You will also need the the Boost headers available (but don't need to actually build or install the full Boost library set). Due to a bug not yet fixed in a release, only versions up to 1.52 will work.
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