commit 30bc2ea9f4ab09e4026eb7667926ccc0b317b2ec from: Omar Polo date: Sat Oct 03 12:13:55 2020 UTC extend installation notes commit - b55de916338eef77a509a3d698d0f3d98f079804 commit + 30bc2ea9f4ab09e4026eb7667926ccc0b317b2ec blob - 76256b7dcf84f8002c97d62473907654109b4556 blob + c822e3e39fa5493b253e2c92798bc9ba04efbccc --- INSTALL.gmi +++ INSTALL.gmi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Installing gmid -## dependencies +## Dependencies gmid depends on libtls and a C compiler. It's reported to compile with gcc 4.2, so it should work pretty everywhere now. @@ -13,3 +13,31 @@ make Note that there isn't an install target yet. If you're a packager, don't forget to install also the manpage gmid.1 + +### etags + +during the build process, etags(1) is invoked to generate a TAGS file. This is done to aid the development. Anyway, etags(1) is NOT NEEDED as dependency. So, if you get something like + +``` +$ make +... +etags gmid.c +make: exec(etags) failed (No such file or directory) +*** Error code 1 (ignored) +``` + +you don't need to worry, it is OK. + +## Notes for specific OSes + +### OpenBSD + +Everything you need is in base, just run make. + +### FreeBSD + +You need to install security/libressl and then + +``` +make CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS='-L/usr/local/lib -ltls' +```