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Improve README file Improve build instructions. Add information on bug reporting. Add contact information.
author Guido Berhoerster <guido+xinhibit-applet@berhoerster.name>
date Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:58:15 +0100
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10 Build Instructions 10 Build Instructions
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13 XInhibit Applet requires GNU make, GNU gettext, GNU or BSD install, the 13 xinhibit-applet requires a POSIX:2004 compatible operating system with an X11
14 xsltproc tool from libxml2 and the following shared libraries to be installed: 14 implementation which provides the XTEST extension at runtime, it has been
15 tested to work on Linux distributions, FreeBSD, and Solaris and
16 Illumos-derived distributions. The following tools and shared libraries are
17 required to build xinhibit-applet:
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19 - GNU make >= 3.81
20 - GNU or BSD install
16 - GLib version 2.12 or later 21 - GLib version 2.12 or later
17 - GTK+ version 2.18 or later 22 - GTK+ version 2.18 or later
18 - libunique 23 - libunique
19 - Xlib and the XTEST extension library 24 - Xlib and the XTEST extension library
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21 Furthermore, it requires an X11 implementation which provides the XTEST 26 Rebuilding the man pages additionally requires the xsltproc tool from libxml2.
22 extension at runtime as well. 27
28 Before building xinhibit-applet check the commented macros in the Makefile for
29 any macros you may need to override depending on the used toolchain and
30 operating system.
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32 By default, all files will be installed under the "/usr/local" directory, a
33 different installation path prefix can be set via the `prefix` macro. In
34 addition, a second path prefix can be specified via the `DESTDIR` macro which
35 will be prepended to any path, incuding the `prefix` macro path prefix. In
36 contrast to `prefix`, the path specified via the `DESTDIR` macro will only be
37 prepended to paths during installation and not be used for constructing
38 internal paths.
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40 The following instructions assume that `make` is GNU make, on some platforms
41 it may be installed under a different name or a non-default path. In order to
42 start the build process run `make all`. After a successful build, run `make
43 install` to install the program, any associated data files and the
44 documentation.
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46 Previously built binaries, object files, generated data files and
47 documentation can be removed by running `make clean`, any additional,
48 generated files which are not removed by the `clean` target can be removed by
49 running `make clobber`.
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51 Contact
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54 Please send any feedback, translations or bug reports via email to
55 <guido+xinhibit-applet@berhoerster.name>.
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57 Bug Reports
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60 When sending bug reports, please always mention the exact version of
61 xinhibit-applet with which the issue occurs as well as the version of the
62 operating system you are using and make sure that you provide sufficient
63 information to reproduce the issue and include any input, output, any error
64 messages.
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66 In case of build issues, please also specify the implementations and versions
67 of the tools and shared libraries used to build the program, in particular the
68 compiler.
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70 In case of crashes, please generate a stack trace with a suitable debugger
71 such as gdb, lldb, dbx, or debug after a crash has occurred either by
72 examining the resulting core file or by running the program from the debugger
73 and attach it to the bug report. In order to generate a meaningful stack
74 trace the program as well as any dynamically linked libraries need to be built
75 with debugging information, see the documentation of the used compiler for the
76 required compiler flags. If any of the dynamically linked shared libraries do
77 not contain debugging information, please either install debugging information
78 for these libraries using mechanisms provided by your operating system or
79 rebuild the libraries accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of the
80 debugger for detailed instructions on generating backtraces.
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24 License 82 License
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27 Except otherwise noted, all files are Copyright (C) 2013 Guido Berhoerster and 85 Except otherwise noted, all files are Copyright (C) 2013 Guido Berhoerster and