From 7268dd3cc6c6556b1b9959c8d85009d58f11fede Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brenden Matthews Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 11:59:30 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Revert "autogen.sh needs README" This reverts commit 1d37629bfbc506eb32415b4bbbbd7d639e7b0276. Conflicts: README.git-version --- README.git-version | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.git-version diff --git a/README.git-version b/README.git-version new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c5a86fde --- /dev/null +++ b/README.git-version @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +QUICK & EASY: + $ sh autogen.sh + $ ./configure + $ make + $ ./src/conky # to run Conky + # make install + +First, read the README. This contains instructions specific to building conky +fresh from the git repo: + +* Conky requires three "auto-tools", with at least the specific version numbers. + Make sure these are installed: + + aclocal-1.9 + automake-1.9 + autoconf-2.59 + +* In the directory where you cloned conky from git, + run "aclocal", "automake", and then "autoconf". + Make sure you run those commands with the latest versions... + it is very possible that older versions are installed, and + plain "automake" really means automake-1.4, not what we want, + but "automake-1.9" instead. + Use the "--version" option to check the program version, i.e. + "autoconf --version". + + You can also try using the autogen.sh script, like so: + + $ sh autogen.sh + +* After that, it's the familiar + + $ ./configure + $ make + # make install + + You might have to do the last step as root.