| Message ID | 20240705073314.5728-1-brgl@bgdev.pl |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [libgpiod,v2] README: list the development packages required to build the library | expand |
On Fri, Jul 05, 2024 at 09:33:14AM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote: > From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org> > > The error messages emitted by configure when either libtool, pkg-config > or autoconf-archive packages are missing on the host are not very clear > and seem to cause confusion among users building the project from > sources. List the required packages in the README. > > Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org> > --- > Changes since v1: > - reword the part about missing libraries > > README | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/README b/README > index a6f24d1..a01cfc5 100644 > --- a/README > +++ b/README > @@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ BUILDING > This is a pretty standard autotools project. The core C library does not have > any external dependencies other than the standard C library with GNU extensions. > > +The build system requires autotools, autoconf-archive, libtool and pkg-config > +to be installed on the host system for the basic build. Development files for > +additional libraries may be required depending on selected options. The > +configure script will report any missing additional required dependencies. > + > The command-line tools optionally depend on libedit for the interactive feature. > > To build the project (including command-line utilities) run: > -- > 2.43.0 > Reviewed-by: Kent Gibson <warthog618@gmail.com>
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org> On Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:33:14 +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote: > The error messages emitted by configure when either libtool, pkg-config > or autoconf-archive packages are missing on the host are not very clear > and seem to cause confusion among users building the project from > sources. List the required packages in the README. > > Applied, thanks! [1/1] README: list the development packages required to build the library commit: 099697530033ceec583b67abfda1df152430fae3 Best regards,
diff --git a/README b/README index a6f24d1..a01cfc5 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ BUILDING This is a pretty standard autotools project. The core C library does not have any external dependencies other than the standard C library with GNU extensions. +The build system requires autotools, autoconf-archive, libtool and pkg-config +to be installed on the host system for the basic build. Development files for +additional libraries may be required depending on selected options. The +configure script will report any missing additional required dependencies. + The command-line tools optionally depend on libedit for the interactive feature. To build the project (including command-line utilities) run: