From 2a18f97d12d48dcf92fbbfb15aea0fd02f763283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Dolan Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:28:50 +0100 Subject: Saner build instructions in README.md Closes #144 --- README.md | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3b9393a1..df2b1e88 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,13 +11,18 @@ If you want to hack on jq, feel free, but be warned that its internals are not well-documented at the moment. Bring a hard hat and a shovel. Also, read the wiki: http://github.com/stedolan/jq/wiki -To build jq, run +If you're building directly from the latest git, you'll need flex and +bison installed. To build, run: + autoreconf ./configure make - sudo make install (optionally) -If you've just checked out the latest version from git (rather than -using a released source tarball) then you'll need to run this first: +After make finishes, you'll be able to use `./jq`. You can also +install it using: - autoreconf + sudo make install + +If you're not using the latest git version but instead building a +released tarball (available on the website), then you won't need to +run `autoreconf` (and shouldn't), and you won't need flex or bison. -- cgit v1.2.3