From a98dbc879e1c593f02685a80356f9b7a46fc2a36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marius Vollmer Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:54:46 +0000 Subject: * configure.in: Do not call AC_LIBLTDL_INSTALLABLE. Use AC_CHECK_LIB instead. Do not subst LTDLINCL and LIBLTDL. Do not add "-DLIBLTDL_DLL_IMPORT" on MINGW32. * Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Removed libltdl. * README: Talk about required external packages. * autogen.sh: Do not call libtoolize. --- README | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index c5deda04a..5f8194f95 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ Generic instructions for configuring and compiling Guile can be found in the INSTALL file. Guile specific information and configure options can be found below, including instructions for installing SLIB. -Guile can use a number of external packages such as `readline' when -they are available. Guile expects to be able to find these packages -in the default compiler setup, it does not try to make any special -arrangements itself. For example, for the `readline' package, Guile -expects to be able to find the include file , -without passing any special `-I' options to the compiler. +Guile requires a few external packages and can optionally use a number +of external packages such as `readline' when they are available. +Guile expects to be able to find these packages in the default +compiler setup, it does not try to make any special arrangements +itself. For example, for the `readline' package, Guile expects to be +able to find the include file , without passing +any special `-I' options to the compiler. If you installed an external package, and you used the --prefix installation option to install it somewhere else than /usr/local, you @@ -46,6 +47,21 @@ you install gcc and the package; you need to use the more details. +Required External Packages ================================================ + +Guile requires the following external packages: + + - GNU MP, at least version 4.1 + + GNU MP is used for bignum arithmetic. It is available from + http://swox.com/gmp + + - libltdl from libtool, at least from libtool version 1.5.6 + + libltdl is used for loading extensions at run-time. It is + available from http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/ + + Special Instructions For Some Systems ===================================== We would like Guile to build on all systems using the simple -- cgit v1.2.1