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author | Tim Kientzle <kientzle@gmail.com> | 2009-05-25 13:08:00 -0400 |
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committer | Tim Kientzle <kientzle@gmail.com> | 2009-05-25 13:08:00 -0400 |
commit | 8797188ba1bc7f96304268096730cf7b4dcba56f (patch) | |
tree | 9480121e8abe9b8c457d75470ce6c11c07496d9a /INSTALL | |
parent | ef2ff9a9bc70687267eaed0041f471dafc123427 (diff) | |
download | libarchive-8797188ba1bc7f96304268096730cf7b4dcba56f.tar.gz |
Update some of the top-level guide files:
* Remove PROJECTS in favor of the WishList in the Wiki
* Clarify INSTALL
* getdate.y no longer exists
* Minor README corrections and edits
SVN-Revision: 1112
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
-rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ -On most Unix-like systems, you should be able to install libarchive -and bsdtar using the following common steps: +More complete build documentation is available on the libarchive +Wiki: http://libarchive.googlecode.com/ + +On most Unix-like systems, you should be able to install libarchive, +bsdtar, and bsdcpio using the following common steps: ./configure make make install @@ -13,11 +16,15 @@ If you are developing libarchive and need to update the configure script and other build files: /bin/sh build/autogen.sh +To create a distribution, please use the 'distcheck' target: + /bin/sh build/autogen.sh && ./configure && make distcheck + On non-Unix-like systems, use the "cmake" utility (available from http://cmake.org/) to generate suitable build files for your platform. Cmake requires the name of the directory containing CmakeLists.txt and the "generator" to use for your build environment. For example, to build with Xcode on Mac OS, you can use the following command: cmake -G "Xcode" ~/libarchive-download-dir/ - - +The result will be appropriate makefiles, solution files, or project +files that can be used with the corresponding development tool. +See the libarchive Wiki or the cmake site for further documentation.
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