From: Michael Poole Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:04:21 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update INSTALL file for 2.10.12. X-Git-Url: http://git.pk910.de/?p=ircu2.10.12-pk.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=09be86aa0630fcd13b313d2b0c0620cf5c526daa Update INSTALL file for 2.10.12. git-svn-id: file:///home/klmitch/undernet-ircu/undernet-ircu-svn/ircu2/branches/u2_10_12_branch@1756 c9e4aea6-c8fd-4c43-8297-357d70d61c8c --- diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 0f6a6ab..d1d03b5 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2007-01-22 Michael Poole + + * INSTALL: Mention source directory naming; update the reference + to the config file converter (hah); update CVS directions. + 2007-01-22 Michael Poole * include/supported.h: Move parameters from FEATURES1 to FEATURES2 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 94a92a2..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 @@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ 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! @@ -49,8 +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.