can you please explain install instructions?

[3rdshiftcoder]

hi-

i learned a little c++ in college but didnt learn about make and tar.  i am using dev-cpp.  i downloaded the files from the following site(s) http://www.ch-werner.de/sqliteodbc/ .  i use dev-cpp.  can you please give me some extra tips on how to install?  when i have a question about c++ i can go to a bookstore and get a c++ book.  somewhere people learn these install/configure steps and i dont know how they pick it up.  you are right...the interface does look a little confusing and the dataset sample code you had looks simpler.  i use power archiver and xp (windows).

any extra tips might really help.
thanks,
marvin (below is the instructions off your website)

SQLiteDataset Installation   <<
  
To compile the project, first download and compile the SQLite Database Engine. Then put in work directory file sqlitedataset.v-0.1.0.tar.gz, untar, configure and compile it:

$>tar xzvf sqlitedataset.v-0.1.0.tar.gz
$>cd sqlitedataset
$>./configure --with-sqlite=<path-to-sqlite-installation>
$>make

Run example dstest programm:

$>./dstest
Source of example can be found in src/dstest.cpp

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[3rdshiftcoder]

hi-

i looked up a tutorial on tar, configure, and make when i found i had no clue on how to use them.  it seems this sqlite dataset is target at a linux audience.  i went back and looked at your site again and then came across the documentation that says it is targeted at the linux operating system.  i also made note that source forge has this information to.  although i would caution people to check both the project home page and source forge for the operating system as sometimes one has more current information than the other.  at least i learned a little info today.  when i built wxWindows using dev-cpp somebody already had a windows make file made for me and i didnt need to know how it worked.  and i didnt need to tar anything because i had power archiver.  i will keep this bookmark because i dont know what i will be doing for my next operating system.  you have a cool site anyways.

thanks,
jim