Joshua Slive wrote: > > I understand your point, although I think most people would > just use "lynx docs/manual/install.html" in their xterm.
For another thing, it is one of the canonical files in an open-source package. As has been pointed out, not every system has a browser available. > > My problem is that I'm not sure I see a middle ground for INSTALL. > People who want the quick and terse should be running > ./configure --help. That is not terse, that is abstruse. :-) > Here is what I quickly hacked INSTALL down to. If this is > not sufficient, can you (or anyone) suggest what you think > should be in here. It looks good, although I think a brief note about doing it as superuser might be in order. (I think the default port selection is still different based upon the configure-time UID.) You might also head it with 'Quick and Dirty Installation Instructions; for more handholding, read the full installation docco.' Just so no-one's expectations are mis-set. :-) > (I don't think the stuff about FreeBSD belongs in here, but > I'm not sure where else to put it.) No, I think it belongs here. -- #ken P-)} Ken Coar <http://Golux.Com/coar/> Apache Software Foundation <http://www.apache.org/> "Apache Server for Dummies" <http://Apache-Server.Com/> "Apache Server Unleashed" <http://ApacheUnleashed.Com/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
