From 7f3fe02d47fcf17073ec382134b797ded6c2d71e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Adam Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:58:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: update install instructions Closes #30 Signed-off-by: Michael Adam --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3bef8b7..dfc763f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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