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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ body:
manually by following instructions on [Arch Linux's
Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_UseRepository).
- * Debian/Ubuntu packages are coming Real Soon Now.
+ * jq 1.2 is [in Debian](http://packages.debian.org/jq)
### OS X
@@ -42,18 +42,28 @@ body:
### From source on Linux or OS X
+ * [Source tarball for jq $JQ_VERSION](source/jq-$JQ_VERSION.tar.gz)
+
+ You can build it using the usual `./configure && make && sudo
+ make install` rigmarole.
+
+ If you're interested in using the lastest development version, try:
+
git clone https://github.com/stedolan/jq.git
cd jq
- make && sudo make install
+ autoreconf
+ ./configure
+ make
+ sudo make install
To build it from a git clone, you'll need to install a few
packages first:
* [Flex](http://www.gnu.org/software/flex/)
* [Bison](http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/)
- * [Python](http://www.python.org)
* [GCC](http://gcc.gnu.org)
* [Make](http://www.gnu.org/software/make)
+ * [Autotools](http://www.gnu.org/software/automake)
For Linux systems, these will all be in your system's package
manager, and if you do development on the machine they're most
@@ -73,6 +83,8 @@ body:
jq's documentation is compiled into static HTML using
[Bonsai](http://www.tinytree.info). To view the documentation
- locally, run `rake serve` from the docs/ subdirectory.
+ locally, run `rake serve` from the docs/ subdirectory. You'll
+ need a few Ruby dependencies, which can be installed by
+ following the instructions in `docs/README.md`.