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authorSebastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>2012-12-14 20:20:09 +0100
committerSebastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>2012-12-14 20:20:09 +0100
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doc: add warning for autotools in user's guide
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+++ b/doc/en/weechat_user.en.txt
@@ -142,9 +142,15 @@ $ make install
Compile with autotools
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+[WARNING]
+Only cmake is officially supported to build WeeChat. You should use autotools
+only if you are not able to use cmake. +
+Build with autotools requires more dependencies and is slower than with cmake.
+
* Installation in system directories (requires 'root' privileges):
----------------------------------------
+$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
% make install (as root)
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ $ make
* Installation in custom directory:
----------------------------------------
+$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/directory
$ make
$ make install
@@ -162,21 +169,15 @@ $ make install
Git sources
~~~~~~~~~~~
-Warning: GIT sources are for advanced users: it may not compile or not be
+Warning: git sources are for advanced users: it may not compile or not be
stable. You're warned!
-To get GIT sources, issue this command:
+To get git sources, issue this command:
----------------------------------------
$ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/weechat.git
----------------------------------------
-If you're using autotools (and not cmake), execute this script:
-
-----------------------------------------
-$ ./autogen.sh
-----------------------------------------
-
Then follow instructions for source package (see
<<source_package,source package>>).