From: Ted Lemon Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 06:08:29 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Make the documentation a little clearer for those who don't know their way around... X-Git-Tag: carrel-2~79 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1409f29058b1e3cade84849b1dd9707158fc46a1;p=thirdparty%2Fdhcp.git Make the documentation a little clearer for those who don't know their way around shells and compilers. --- diff --git a/README b/README index 3267a7640..28aa1c8e4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -45,17 +45,31 @@ information. On Digital Unix, type ``man pfilt''. BUILDING THE DHCP DISTRIBUTION -To build the DHCP Distribution, type ``configure''. If configure can -figure out what sort of system you're running on, it will create a -custom Makefile for you for that system; otherwise, it will complain. -If it can't figure out what system you are using, that system is not -supported - you are on your own. - -Once you've run configure, just type ``make'', and after a while you -should have a dhcp server. If you get compile errors on one of the -supported systems mentioned earlier, please let us know. If you get -errors on a system not mentioned above, you will need to do some -programming or debugging on your own to get the DHCP Distribution working. +To build the DHCP Distribution, unpack the compressed tar file using +the tar utility and the gzip command - type something like: + + zcat dhcp-2.0b1pl6.tar.gz |tar xvf - + +Now, cd to the dhcp-2.0b1pl6 subdirectory that you've just created and +configure the source tree by typing: + + ./configure + +If the configure utility can figure out what sort of system you're +running on, it will create a custom Makefile for you for that +system; otherwise, it will complain. If it can't figure out what +system you are using, that system is not supported - you are on +your own. + +Once you've run configure, just type ``make'', and after a while +you should have a dhcp server. If you get compile errors on one +of the supported systems mentioned earlier, please let us know. +If you get warnings, it's not likely to be a problem - the DHCP +server compiles completely warning-free on as many architectures +as we can manage, but there are a few for which this is difficult. +If you get errors on a system not mentioned above, you will need +to do some programming or debugging on your own to get the DHCP +Distribution working. Once you have successfully gotten the DHCP Distribution to build, you can install it by typing ``make install''. If you already have an old