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authorfiddlosopher <fiddlosopher@788f1e2b-df1e-0410-8736-df70ead52e1b>2006-11-19 21:24:33 +0000
committerfiddlosopher <fiddlosopher@788f1e2b-df1e-0410-8736-df70ead52e1b>2006-11-19 21:24:33 +0000
commite417ceaa8d7064ad81adbeabceb7204483aac1a5 (patch)
treebab89da4718c95282179049346ba06545a0f2c86 /INSTALL
parent83077346a1464686e6439d81fee391a60a7225b8 (diff)
Modified INSTALL instructions to emphasize that GNU make is required,
and that it goes by the name 'gmake' on some systems. git-svn-id: https://pandoc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@114 788f1e2b-df1e-0410-8736-df70ead52e1b
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@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ page.
[GHC]: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
[GHC Download]: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/download.html
-You'll also need standard build tools: GNU `make`, `sed`, `bash`,
+You'll also need standard build tools: [GNU `make`], `sed`, `bash`,
and `perl`. These are standard on unix systems (including MacOS
X). If you're using Windows, you can install [Cygwin].
[Cygwin]: http://www.cygwin.com/
+[GNU `make`]: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
# Installing Pandoc
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ X). If you're using Windows, you can install [Cygwin].
make
+ If you get "Unknown modifier" errors, it is probably because `make`
+ on your system is not [GNU `make`]. Try using `gmake` instead.
+
3. See if it worked (optional, but recommended):
make test