From 0c4eb67988464d9faa71dbab76ad2c6cbeb68fb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dbs Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:19:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update README to cover new Makefile.install targets, as well as optional language support at ./configure time. git-svn-id: svn://svn.open-ils.org/OpenSRF/trunk@1548 9efc2488-bf62-4759-914b-345cdb29e865 --- README | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index b3f33fc..a118ebc 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -9,22 +9,31 @@ On Debian and Ubuntu, the easiest way to install these prerequisites is to use the Makefile.install prerequisite installer for Evergreen. Issue the following commands as the root user to install prerequisites -using the Makefile.install prerequisite installer, substituting "debian" -or "ubuntu" for below: +using the Makefile.install prerequisite installer, substituting your +operating system identifier for below: aptitude install make make -f src/extras/Makefile.install -When the prerequisite installer reaches the Perl module stage, you will +Well-tested values for include: + * "debian-etch" for Debian 4.0 + * "debian-lenny" for Debian 5.0 + * "ubuntu-gutsy" for Ubuntu 7.10 + * "ubuntu-hardy" for Ubuntu 8.04 + * "ubuntu-intrepid" for Ubuntu 8.10 + +Less-tested values for include: + * "centos" for CentOS 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 + * "gentoo" for Gentoo + +Patches and suggestions for improvement from users of these distributions, +or others, are welcome! + +When the prerequisite installer reaches the Perl module stage, you may be prompted for configuration of Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) on your mserver. You can just press for all of the prompts, except for the country configuration. -Note: You may also be able to use "centos" to install the OpenSRF -prerequisites for CentOS 5 and RHEL 5, or "gentoo" for Gentoo - but -these are less tested distributions. Your patches and suggestions for -improvement are welcome! - Note: If you are installing this using a copy of the source code that was checked out directly from the OpenSRF Subversion repository rather than from a downloaded release of the source code, there are a few @@ -42,6 +51,10 @@ build OpenSRF: ./configure --prefix=/openils --sysconfdir=/openils/conf make +By default, OpenSRF includes C, Perl, and JavaScript support. +You can add the "--enable-python" option to the configure command +to build Python support, and "--enable-java" for Java support. + Installation instructions: ========================= -- 2.43.2