Re: [libgpiod][PATCH v2] README: list the development packages required to build the library

[Kent Gibson <warthog618@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jul 05, 2024 at 09:33:14AM +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>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
> - reword the part about missing libraries
>
>  README | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index a6f24d1..a01cfc5 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 report any missing additional required dependencies.
> +
>  The command-line tools optionally depend on libedit for the interactive feature.
>
>  To build the project (including command-line utilities) run:
> --
> 2.43.0
>

Reviewed-by: Kent Gibson <warthog618@xxxxxxxxx>