From 9feafc0d783f4f06b86df5b56921d9b523772af5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hniksic Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 15:12:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [svn] Document external dependencies. --- INSTALL | 24 ++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index c07f36ca..5e463d8c 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ 0. Preparation -------------- -To build and install GNU Wget, you need to unpack the archive (which -you have presumably done, since you are reading this), and read on. -Like most GNU utilities, Wget uses the GNU Autoconf mechanism for -build and installation; users familiar with compiling GNU software -should feel at home. - -Note that instructions in this file do not pertain to installation on -Windows, for which see windows/README. +To build GNU Wget from source code and install it on your system, you +need to unpack the archive (which you have presumably done, since you +are reading this) and read on. Like most GNU utilities, Wget uses the +GNU Autoconf mechanism for build and installation; users familiar with +compiling GNU software should feel at home. Please note that +instructions in this file do not concern to installation on Windows, +for which see windows/README. + +The system requirements include: a Unix-like system with the utilities +typically shipped with Unix (sh, grep, awk, sed, etc.) and a C +compilation environment, including the compiler, system headers, +`make', and so on. + +External dependencies (all optional): + - OpenSSL, for "https" URLs. + - GNU gettext, for translated messages. 1. Configuration ---------------- -- 2.39.2