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authorMichael Adam <obnox@samba.org>2016-12-20 18:58:30 +0100
committerMichael Adam <obnox@samba.org>2016-12-20 19:22:17 +0100
commit7f3fe02d47fcf17073ec382134b797ded6c2d71e (patch)
treebae83b7f3d4a52959d884d72be971ef194d0ab42
parent271c4ecdcb89af1872b678eee90e55ea59473bbd (diff)
README: update install instructions
Closes #30 Signed-off-by: Michael Adam <obnox@samba.org>
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@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ For more info, please visit [the Tinyproxy web site](https://tinyproxy.github.io
## Installation
+Tinyproxy uses a standard GNU `configure` script based on the automake
+system. If compiling from a git checkout, you need to first run
-To install this package under a UNIX derivative, read the INSTALL file.
-Tinyproxy uses a standard GNU `configure` script. Basically you should
-be able to do:
+```
+./autogen.sh
+```
+
+from the top level directory to generate the `configure` script.
+The release tarball contains the pre-created `configure` script,
+so when building fom a release, you can skip this step.
+Then basically all you need to do is
```
@@ -55,6 +62,10 @@ Compile a static version of Tinyproxy.
- `--with-stathost=HOST`:
Set the default name of the stats host.
+For more information about the build system, read the INSTALL file
+that is generated by `autogen.sh` and comes with the release tar ball.
+
+
## Support