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diff --git a/README-hacking b/README-hacking index 96cdeb9..84d62bf 100644 --- a/README-hacking +++ b/README-hacking @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ These requirements do not apply when building from a distribution tarball. We've opted to keep only the highest-level sources in the GIT repository. This eases our maintenance burden, (fewer merges etc.), but imposes more requirements on anyone wishing to build from the just-checked-out sources. -For example, you have to use the latest stable versions of the maintainer -tools we depend upon, including: +Specific tools and versions will be checked for and listed by the +bootstrap script shown below, and will include: - Automake <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/> - Autoconf <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/> @@ -22,41 +22,47 @@ tools we depend upon, including: - Rsync <http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/> - Tar <http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/> +While building from a just-cloned source tree may require installing a +few prerequisites, later, a plain `git pull && make' should be sufficient. + +- Valgrind + Valgrind <http://valgrind.org/> is also highly recommended, if Valgrind supports your architecture. -Only building the initial full source tree will be a bit painful. -Later, a plain `git pull && make' should be sufficient. - -* LZMA +- XZ utils (successor to LZMA) -This package's build procedure uses LZMA to create a compressed +This package's build procedure uses XZ to create a compressed distribution tarball. Using this feature of Automake requires -version 1.10.1 or newer, as well as the lzma program itself. -Make sure you have the latest stable version of the LZMA Utils -from <http://tukaani.org/lzma/>. +version 1.10a or newer, as well as the xz program itself. +Make sure you have the latest version of the XZ Utils from +<http://tukaani.org/xz/> + +While building from a just-cloned source tree may require installing a +few prerequisites, later, a plain `git pull && make' should be sufficient. * First GIT checkout You can get a copy of the source repository like this: - $ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/idutils + $ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/idutils + $ cd idutils -The next step is to get other files needed to build, which are -extracted from other source packages: +The next step is to get and check other files needed to build, +which are extracted from other source packages: - $ ./bootstrap + $ ./bootstrap And there you are! Just - $ ./configure - $ make - $ make check + $ ./configure #[--enable-gcc-warnings] + $ make + $ make check At this point, there should be no difference between your local copy, and the GIT master copy: - $ git diff + $ git diff should output no difference. @@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ Enjoy! ----- -Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -78,3 +84,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + +Local Variables: +indent-tabs-mode: nil +End: |