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@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ Advantages of the `Module::Build` approach: - It performs dependency checking to ensure you have the necessary Perl modules installed. +Both approaches are described in detail below. However if you are +building from the git repository rather than an official release, +you first need to perform some extra steps: + +Preparatory steps required only when building from git +------------------------------------------------------ + +`configure` and `Makefile` are included in official releases of Stow, +but they are deliberately omitted from the git repository because they +are autogenerated. Therefore if you are installing directly from git, +you first need to generate them as follows. + +First `cd` to the directory containing the source code (and this +file), and then run: + + autoreconf -iv + +If this runs successfully then you are ready to continue with one of +the two installation methods below. + Basic Installation via `Module::Build` -------------------------------------- |