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authorJérémie Courrèges-Anglas <jca@wxcvbn.org>2014-04-21 22:49:31 +0200
committerJérémie Courrèges-Anglas <jca@wxcvbn.org>2014-04-21 22:51:01 +0200
commit8a8e8019f4c5c060df8815a075ef0874831ea842 (patch)
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parent9b16a4db5455728a35a7919cf3060907d8cb7df2 (diff)
downloadratpoison-8a8e8019f4c5c060df8815a075ef0874831ea842.zip
README tweaks from Jeff Abrahamson.
* mention the use of sudo instead of a privileged shell * advertize the use of ./autogen.sh for users that pull from git * bonus: mention automake and the fact that recent autotools releases are needed
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Building
--------
-ratpoison uses autoconf. To build it:
+ratpoison uses autoconf and automake. To build it:
$ ./configure && make
-if you want to install it, simply type 'make install' as a privileged user:
+if you want to install it system-wide, simply type 'make install' as
+a privileged user:
-# make install
+$ sudo make install
+
+If you retrieved ratpoison from the source repository, you will have to
+install somewhat recent versions of autoconf and automake before
+running:
+
+$ ./autogen.sh
Customization
-------------