How to compile and use the Moo editor under Linux

The Moo editor is the widget used in the Medit editor. It is simillar to the one present on GEdit, the text editor available on GNOME. The Moo editor is also available under the Windows platform in binary form, so this tutorial is not directed to Windows users.

Obtaining Moo

Download latest _medit_ tarball here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=167563

Compiling Moo

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-moo-module --disable-medit --enable-libmoo --enable-shared --disable-static
make
make install