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WeeChat - Installation instructions
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-You can build WeeChat with autotools or cmake.
-
-- with autotools:
- ./autogen.sh (for cloned git repository only)
- ./configure ("./configure --help" for options)
- make
- make install (as root for installation in system directories)
+You can build WeeChat with cmake (recommended way) or autotools.
- with cmake:
+
mkdir build
cd build
- cmake .. ("ccmake .." for options)
+ cmake .. -DPREFIX=/where/you/want/install -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+ make
+ make install (as root for installation in system directories)
+
+- with autotools:
+
+ ./autogen.sh (for cloned git repository only, not devel package)
+ ./configure --prefix=/where/you/want/install
make
make install (as root for installation in system directories)
+If you want to report bugs/crashs to developers, please:
+- compile with debug info (built type Debug for cmake, default for autotools),
+- enable core files (for bash shell, add "ulimit -c unlimited" to your ~/.bashrc).
+
+
See AUTHORS for support, feel free to contact us for any problem.