From da79f00b93e0a2af74a5cd8db53b6768129c2ebf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nyamatongwe Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 08:30:22 +0000 Subject: Explanations of builing and installing. Explanations of new properties files locations and names. --- README | 25 ++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 3ecba284c..9a2c0f0af 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -15,18 +15,29 @@ To build Scintilla, use the makefile located in the scintilla/gtk directory make cd ../.. -To build SciTE, use the makefile located in the scite/gtk directory +To build and install SciTE, use the makefile located in the scite/gtk directory cd scite/gtk make - -Install to /usr/local/bin make install -The current make file only supports static linking between SciTE and Scintilla. +This installs SciTE into $prefix/bin. The value of $prefix is determined from +the location of Gnome if it is installed. This is usually /usr if installed +with Linux or /usr/local if built from source. If Gnome is not installed +/usr/bin is used as the prefix. The prefix can be overridden on the command +line like "make prefix=/opt" but the same value should be used for both make +and make install as this location is compiled into the executable. The global +properties file is installed at $prefix/share/scite/SciTEGlobal.properties. + +If Gnome is installed then a .desktop file and icon are installed into the +correct Gnome places so that SciTE will be in the Gnome Applications menu. -The SciTEGTK.properties file is better than the SciTEGlobal.properties for use -on Linux/GTK+ as it specifies fonts that are likely to be installed. -SciTE reads its SciTEGlobal.properties file from the user's home directory. +To remove SciTE + make uninstall + +To clean the object files which may be needed to change $prefix + make clean + +The current make file only supports static linking between SciTE and Scintilla. *** Windows version *** -- cgit v1.2.3