Ethan Gold wrote:
I went through this recently under both Linux and MacOS-X
and compiled a set of notes so the others in my group could
reproduce my efforts.
The notes are currently quite rough, but I think a bit more
readable than the available manual, since they're consolidated
in one place and describe all the parts you need.
I would be happy to post them, or clean them up into HTML
since that's part of my mandate over here anyway.
Is there a better place to put 'em than just posting them to
the list where they will obsolesce at a rate directly proportional
to the number of outdated copies in people mailboxes?
You are not the first person to complain that the build instructions in
the manual are inadequate, but people have generally not explained
exactly what is wrong or provided improvements. The only ones who did
make useful comments resulted in changes to the manual. Post your
information and perhaps we can improve the manual further. Don't clean
them up into HTML. If we put them in the manual we will need to format
them for docbook. Since the manual already contains build information it
is unlikely I would take what you have wholesale and plug it in.
However, notes from a user that had genuine trouble with the manual will
definitely allow us to improve it.
Regards,
Steve
