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@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ HOW TO USE IT
./ext_skel --extname=module_name
- and everything you need is placed in directory module_name. In fact, if you
- don't need to test the existence of any external header files, libraries or
- functions in them, the module is already almost ready to be compiled in PHP.
- Just remove 3 comments in your_module_name/config.m4, cd back up to PHP
- sources top directory, and do
+ and everything you need is placed in directory module_name.
+
+ [ Note that GNU awk is likely required for this script to work. Debian
+ systems seem to default to using mawk, so you may need to change the
+ #! line in skeleton/create_stubs to use gawk explicitly. ]
+
+ If you don't need to test the existence of any external header files,
+ libraries or functions in them, the module is already almost ready to be
+ compiled in PHP. Just remove 3 comments in your_module_name/config.m4,
+ cd back up to PHP sources top directory, and do
./buildconf; ./configure --enable-module_name; make