Hi Yves, On 2012.07.23 10:42, Yves Arrouye wrote: > I was a bit surprised that the default installation obtained by cloning > (using git clone on the command > line) git://github.com/libusbx/libusbx.git > <http://github.com/libusbx/libusbx.git> did not include a configure or > any of the artifacts generated by the autoconf suite.
This is intended. Be mindful that the git repository is primarily aimed at libusbx development and not distribution. The tarballs we provide for each release do include configure. Also note that what we're doing isn't libusbx specific. Many projects are set this way as well. > Using a fresh cloned directory and having MacPort's autoconf and friends > first in my path (/opt/local/bin; those are later versions than > Apple's), I had to do the following (from the top level directory): Instead, you should have invoked one of ./bootstrap.sh or ./autogen.sh, to do this for you. Again, these are fairly common invocation steps for autotools based projects. We are also documenting this step on the wiki (https://github.com/libusbx/libusbx/wiki#wiki-Accessing_the_Source): "Also note that, when compiling from git, you may have to run ./autogen.sh or run the autotools creation utilities, in order to have configure and Makefile created for you." > Is that expected? If so, shouldn't the INSTALL file mentions that rather > than say that one should simply have to run configure? The INSTALL file is aimed at the distribution tarball, that already comes with a configure file. I'm not sure we should mention git specific steps there, as it may confuse tarball users. If you think it's important, we can create a specific readme for git users, to mention the need to run one of the scripts, and that wouldn't be included in the tarball. Regards, /Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ libusbx-devel mailing list libusbx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libusbx-devel
