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Re: Installing gnulib from git
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Bruno Haible |
Subject: |
Re: Installing gnulib from git |
Date: |
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 02:19:45 +0200 |
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Reuben Thomas wrote:
> because gnulib-tool is on PATH. That's all I want really, I want
> gnulib-tool to be on my PATH and I was asking what I have to do to
> make that work.
Ah, that was the real question behind the question!
Karl Berry wrote:
> ln -s /gnulib/checkout/gnulib-tool ~/bin # adapted as needed, of course
>
> That's it.
>
> I agree that we should put this bit of info into the top-level
> README and/or the manual or wherever.
Done as follows:
2009-04-01 Bruno Haible <address@hidden>
* doc/gnulib-tool.texi (Invoking gnulib-tool): Document how gnulib-tool
can be put into PATH.
Reported by Reuben Thomas <address@hidden>. Suggested by Karl Berry.
--- doc/gnulib-tool.texi.orig 2009-04-02 02:16:52.000000000 +0200
+++ doc/gnulib-tool.texi 2009-04-02 02:14:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
@node Invoking gnulib-tool
@chapter Invoking gnulib-tool
address@hidden Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
address@hidden Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@c under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
simplifies the management of source files, @file{Makefile.am}s and
@file{configure.ac} in packages incorporating Gnulib modules.
address@hidden is not installed in a standard directory that is
+contained in the @code{PATH} variable. It needs to be run directly in
+the directory that contains the Gnulib source code. You can do this
+either by specifying the absolute filename of @file{gnulib-tool}, or
+you can also use a symbolic link from a place inside your @code{PATH}
+to the @file{gnulib-tool} file of your preferred and most up-to-date
+Gnulib checkout, like this:
address@hidden
+$ ln -s $HOME/gnu/src/gnulib.git/gnulib-tool $HOME/bin/gnulib-tool
address@hidden smallexample
+
Run @samp{gnulib-tool --help} for information. To get familiar with
@command{gnulib-tool} without affecting your sources, you can also try
some commands with the option @samp{--dry-run}; then
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, (continued)
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Mike Frysinger, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Kamil Dudka, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Karl Berry, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Karl Berry, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git,
Bruno Haible <=
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Bruno Haible, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Jim Meyering, 2009/04/02
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Bruno Haible, 2009/04/02
- mostlyclean and texinfo outputs (was: Installing gnulib from git), Ralf Wildenhues, 2009/04/03
- Re: mostlyclean and texinfo outputs (was: Installing gnulib from git), Bruno Haible, 2009/04/03
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Reuben Thomas, 2009/04/01
- Re: Installing gnulib from git, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2009/04/01