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diff --git a/README.DEVELOPER b/README.DEVELOPER new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dfe27b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.DEVELOPER @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# How to get started developing + +@(#) $File: README.DEVELOPER,v 1.9 2021/09/20 14:04:39 christos Exp $ + +## Auto files + +After checking out the source, run the following: + + autoreconf -f -i + make distclean # this can fail if you have not built before + ./configure --disable-silent-rules + make -j4 + make -C tests check + +If you see errors, make sure you have the latest libtool and autoconf +This has been tested with autoconf-2.69 and libtool-2.4.2 + +## Installing dependencies + +If your platform doesn't have the above tools, install the following +packages first. + +### Debian + + apt-get install \ + automake \ + gcc \ + libtool \ + make \ + python \ + zlib1g-dev \ + +See also `.travis.yml`. + +### Mac OS X (MacPorts) + + port install \ + autoconf \ + automake \ + libtool \ + +### Mac OS X (HomeBrew) + + brew install autoconf automake libtool + +Tested with: + autoconf 2.69 + automake 1.16.1 + libtool 2.4.6 |