X-Git-Url: http://git.pk910.de/?p=ircu2.10.12-pk.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=41b6e815f1ae37c6e33b52330ca0d7cd204f84ea;hp=2b7668df63c15c5f4cddd85c69f95b7ca3b989d2;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fupstream;hpb=a39e3ba83a552a7f3259c989fa20c615e0840130 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 2b7668d..41b6e81 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ircu - INSTALL Original by Run , Isomer , and Kev Rewritten by Sengaia + Updated by Entrope Compiling and installing ircu should be a fairly straightforward process, if you have obtained this software as a (.tar.gz) package, please consider @@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ using CVS (described below). Using CVS will make updating your installation much easier. After obtaining the latest version of the ircu source code, change into the -source directory (ircu2.10), and run "./configure". To see the various ways -in which you can customize your installation, run "./configure --help". +source directory (ircu2.10.xx.yy), and run "./configure". To see the various +ways in which you can customize your installation, run "./configure --help". The configure process will check your environment and prepare itself for compiling the source code. If one or more of the prerequisites cannot be @@ -28,12 +29,14 @@ contact coder-com@undernet.org. Once ircu is compiled, install it by running "make install". Next, you will have to configure your IRC server by setting up your ircd.conf -file. Use the included doc/ircd.conf.sample as a starting point. +file. Use the included doc/example.conf as a starting point; it is installed +in $HOME/lib/example.conf by default. Setting up ircd.conf can be a bit tricky, so if this is your first time doing it, begin with a bare-bones configuration and extend it as you go. -If you are upgrading from ircu2.10.10, use the tools/transition script to -convert your existing configuration file(s). +If you are upgrading from ircu2.10.11, use the ircd/convert-conf +program to convert your existing configuration file(s). It is +compiled during "make" and installed to $PREFIX/bin/convert-conf. Good Luck! @@ -48,8 +51,10 @@ The first thing you need to do is login to the cvs server: (we recommend that you cut and paste the above line to use it :) When it prompts you for a password hit enter since there isn't one. -To check out the the last stable version of ircu, use: +To check out the the last development version of ircu, use: # cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.undernet.org:/cvsroot/undernet-ircu co -P ircu2.10 +The latest stable version has a tag name that depends on the version +number; see doc/readme.cvs for details. To update your source tree to the latest version, run "cvs update -dP" from within the ircu2.10 directory. For more information, see http://coder-com.undernet.org.