[rhythmbox] update install instructions some more
- From: Jonathan Matthew <jmatthew src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [rhythmbox] update install instructions some more
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:35:09 +0000 (UTC)
commit 77e4adb7a110ffcecdb15dede138dc904cf09b2c
Author: Jonathan Matthew <jonathan d14n org>
Date: Fri Apr 15 12:32:37 2022 +1000
update install instructions some more
The autoconf INSTALL file isn't around any more, so we can rename
INSTALL.quick to that now.
INSTALL.quick => INSTALL | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
README | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/INSTALL.quick b/INSTALL
similarity index 60%
rename from INSTALL.quick
rename to INSTALL
index 757a4039f..5e926d704 100644
--- a/INSTALL.quick
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ Prerequisites
Rhythmbox requires the following packages:
-- A working GNOME platform (more specifically, you need glib 2.56, gtk+ 3.16,
- and libsoup 2.42)
+- A working GNOME platform including glib 2.56, gtk+ 3.16, and libsoup 2.42
- meson between 0.59 and 0.62
- totem-plparser 3.2.0 or newer
- GStreamer 1.4.0. or newer and associated plugin packages
@@ -12,17 +11,27 @@ Rhythmbox requires the following packages:
- json-glib
- libxml2 2.7.8 or newer
- tdb 1.2.6 or newer
+- gettext 0.20 or newer
Rhythmbox can also make use of the following packages:
-- pygobject 3.0.0 or newer for python plugin support
-- GUdev 143 or newer, or HAL (for iPod and generic audio player support)
+- pygobject 3.0.0 or newer (for python plugin support)
+- GUdev 143 or newer (for iPod and generic audio player support)
- libgpod 0.6 or newer (for iPod support)
- libnotify 0.7 or newer
- libbrasero-media 2.31.5 or newer
- libdmapsharing 2.9.19 or newer
- libmtp 0.3.0 or newer
+- libsecret 0.18 or newer
- grilo 0.3.1 or newer
+- itstool (for documentation)
+- gtk-doc (for development documentation)
+
+Many package managers provide a way to install all the build dependencies for
+a package, such as 'dnf builddep' or 'apt-get build-dep', which will install
+almost all of the above. The requirements may have changed slightly between
+the version packaged in the distribution and the current development version,
+so you might have to install some additional packages.
Simple install procedure
@@ -41,6 +50,9 @@ variable to load schemas from the install location:
% export GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=$PWD/_install/share/glib-2.0/schemas
% _install/bin/rhythmbox
+By default, the build will enable optional features if the packages they require
+are installed. To check which options are available and which are enabled,
+run 'meson configure _build'.
The Details
===========
diff --git a/README b/README
index 6e4a6ad36..0f1289502 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ The official web site is:
Our IRC channel is #rhythmbox on GIMPnet (irc.gimp.org).
+You can also post questions about Rhythmbox to GNOME Discourse
+(https://discourse.gnome.org/) under the Applications category.
+
Installation
============
-See the INSTALL.quick file.
+See the INSTALL file.
How to report bugs
==================
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