[PATCH] FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine
from a tarball.
Tony Lambregts
tony_lambregts at telusplanet.net
Mon May 13 20:10:34 CDT 2002
william stinson wrote:
>Hi
>
>this is my first patch for wine. It is for the documentation
> FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a tarball.
>
>I compiled the documentation html and it looks OK (no warnings)
>
>Best regards
>William Stinson (wstinson at infonie.fr)
>
>--- wine-20020509/documentation/getting.sgml Mon May 13 23:00:16 2002
>+++ wine-local/documentation/getting.sgml Mon May 13 23:00:34 2002
>@@ -201,7 +201,22 @@
> one.
> </para>
> <para>
>- FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a
>tarball.
>+ To install Wine from a tarball you need to first un-tar the archive.
>This
>+ will create a subdirectory containing the Wine sources. Using the cd
>+ command change the current directory to the top level wine directory
>+ and finish the installation using the wineinstall command.
>+ A typical installation might look like this:
>+ <screen>
>
cut out the next two lines
>+$ su -
>+<emphasis><Type in root password></emphasis>
>
****
>+# cd /home/user
>+# tar -xvzf Wine-20020310.tar.gz
>+# cd wine-20020310
>+# ./tools/wineinstall
>+ </screen>
>+ More detailed step by step instructions can be found in the README file
>+ in the top level wine directory. Note that to install wine you must be
>+ logged in as root.
> </para>
>
> <para></para>
>
>
>
>
This is wrong as of the last two months. wine is not installed as root,
in fact ./tools/wininstall will not run as root . I would suggest this
as an alternative.
--- wine-20020509/documentation/getting.sgml Mon May 13 23:00:16 2002
+++ wine-local/documentation/getting.sgml Mon May 13 23:00:34 2002
@@ -201,7 +201,22 @@
one.
</para>
<para>
- FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a tarball.
+ To install Wine from a tarball you need to first un-tar the archive.
+ this will create a subdirectory containing the Wine sources. Using the
+ cd command change the current directory to the top level wine directory
+ and finish the installation using the wineinstall command.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ A typical installation might look like this:
+ </para>
+ <screen>
+# cd /home/user
+# tar -xvzf Wine-20020310.tar.gz
+# cd wine-20020310
+# ./tools/wineinstall
+ </screen>
+ <para>
+ More detailed step by step instructions can be found in the README file
+ in the top level wine directory. Note: During Installation you will be
+ asked for the root password.
</para>
<para></para>
Thankyou for bringing this up.
Tony Lambregts
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