[quoted lines by Anders Holmberg on 2020/07/03 at 21:53 +0200] >How do i build from its repository?
The first thing you need to do is to decide which directory to build in. By defualt, git will put it in a directory named brltty, so let's go with that. If it isn't created yet then that's okay as git will create it. If it already exists then it'd be best to empty it. When you're ready to get brltty's source tree, run the command: git clone https://github.com/brltty/brltty If you'd rather use a different directory then just add the name of that directory to the command line. So: git clone https://github.com/brltty/brltty otherDirectoryName By defualt, you'll be in the master branch which is where all the official development takes place. This work is being done on another branch named baum-340, so you'll need to switch to that one via the command: git checkout baum-340 Then change into that directory for the rest of it. To do the full build, you'll need to run these three commands: ./autogen ./configure --quiet make -s This is the way to get a quiet build with (hopefully) no output at all. If you remove the --queit option from configure and/or the -s option from make then you'll get a ton of output, which means that it'll be next to impossible to find important output, e.g. error messages. If a command fails then don't proceed to the next one. If you can, resolve the error(s) and then rerun the command that failed. If you can't figure it out then let us know what the errors are. As always, the best is if you can capture the output and attach it. When you have a successful build, then, with the Baum 340 connected, and as root, run the just built brltty via the run-brltty command. Give it the very same options that you'd give brltty. I'd run it like this: ./run-brltty -n -e -bbm -dusb: -ldebug -Lbrltty.log The -n option tells brltty to stay in the foreground. That lets you press CTRL-C to stop it when you're done. Note that the -Lbrltty.log option uses an uppercase L. Let it run for a while, by which I mean about a half a minute. I'm sure that it won't work yet because the driver needs t know more things. So, when you're done, send us the brltty.log file so that we can have a look at it. >I am really a newbie on this so you have to point me in any direction. Not a problem at all. That's why I asked. -- I believe the Bible to be the very Word of God: http://Mielke.cc/bible/ Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | WebHome: http://Mielke.cc/ EMail: [email protected] | Ottawa, Ontario | Twitter: @Dave_Mielke Phone: +1 613 726 0014 | Canada K2A 1H7 | _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty
