changeset 34:0e1189b94a7f

Updated installation instructions
author Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org>
date Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:12:02 +0000
parents 9cf8092ec7d3
children 3fcc147b253a
files INSTALL
diffstat 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/INSTALL	Sun Jun 08 03:44:04 2003 +0000
+++ b/INSTALL	Thu Jun 19 20:12:02 2003 +0000
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
    * libsidplay1
    * libsidplay2
 
-   Not both are required, but having both is supported.
-   See below for more information about them.
+Only v1 or v2 is required and you can only compile in support
+for either one, but not both! See below for more information
+about them.
 
 
 Where to get XMMS?
@@ -42,11 +43,26 @@
 
 http://sidplay2.sourceforge.net/
 
-You need the "sidplay-libs-2.1.x" package! Earlier versions
+You need the "sidplay-libs-2.1.0" package! Earlier versions
 WILL NOT WORK! Later versions MAY work, but it is not really
 guaranteed.
 
 
+Building a CVS snapshot
+=======================
+To build from a CVS-snapshot, you need to have latest
+(STABLE) versions of GNU auto-tools installed, including:
+
+ - autoconf 2.56 or later
+ - automake 1.7 or later
+ - libtool 1.4.3 or later
+
+If you have all required tools installed, just run the
+"bootstrap.sh"-script which generates all necessary
+build-files. After successfull bootstrapping, you can
+continue to install the package normally.
+
+
 Installing XMMS-SID
 ===================
 When you have the requirements installed and working
@@ -56,16 +72,25 @@
 
 $ ./configure
 
+You may need to select which version of libSIDPlay you want to
+use by specifying either --with-sidplay1 or --with-sidplay2
+options. If none are specified, configure will use the first
+one found.
 
-If configure went without errors, try compilation:
+The configure-script will print out lots of information and in
+the end it tells you some of the selected build options.
+
+If configure passed without errors, try compilation. (Depending
+on your system, you may need to invoke 'gmake' instead of 'make'.)
 
 $ make
 
-If that went OK too, then you may try installation:
+If that went OK too, then you may try installation (as root, if
+you are installing globally for the system). Again, you may need
+to invoke 'gmake' instead of 'make'.
 
 # make install
 
-(Run "make install" as superuser/root if you are
-installing for the whole system.)
+If everything went as supposed, you may now try (re)starting XMMS
+and go play with your shiny new XMMS-SID-plugin! :-)
 
-