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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2012-04-09 02:19:17 -0400
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2012-04-09 02:19:17 -0400
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Quick-start build instructions.
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@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ guidance on how to cross-build the package.
(This file is marked up in asciidoc.)
+== Quick start ==
+
+Under Linux, assuming you have all your build prerequisites in place,
+this line will do:
+
+scons && sudo scons udev-install
+
+If you get any errors, you need to read the detailed instructions that follow.
+
== Check your build prerequisites ==
Necessary components for any build:
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@ footprint. "scons --help" will tell the story; look under "Local Options"
and consult the source code if in doubt.
Here are a few of the more important feature switches. Each description
-begins with the default for the xwitch.
+begins with the default for the switch.
pps=yes: for small embedded systems and those without threading,
it is possible to build gpsd without thread support if you build