Re: [libgpiod][PATCH] README: list the development packages required to build the library

[Kent Gibson <warthog618@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jul 04, 2024 at 04:24:51PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The error messages emitted by configure when either libtool, pkg-config
> or autoconf-archive packages are missing on the host are not very clear
> and seem to cause confusion among users building the project from
> sources. List the required packages in the README.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  README | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index a6f24d1..a20e801 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ BUILDING
>  This is a pretty standard autotools project. The core C library does not have
>  any external dependencies other than the standard C library with GNU extensions.
>
> +The build system requires autotools, autoconf-archive, libtool and pkg-config
> +to be installed on the host system for the basic build. Development files for
> +additional libraries may be required depending on selected options. The
> +configure script will typically prompt the user for them clearly when missing.
> +

typically?  Shouldn't that always be the case?

"prompt" makes it seem interactive.
I would reword as "The configure script will report any missing additional
required dependencies."

Cheers,
Kent.