cvs: php4 /ext/ircg README.txt

sas Tue Jan 9 01:43:49 2001 EDT Modified files: /php4/ext/ircg README.txt Log: Update documentation/add status Index: php4/ext/ircg/README.txt diff -u php4/ext/ircg/README.txt:1.1 php4/ext/ircg/README.txt:1.2 --- php4/ext/ircg/README.txt:1.1 Mon Nov 13 07:43:37 2000 +++ php4/ext/ircg/README.txt Tue Jan 9 01:43:49 2001 @@ -1,5 +1,63 @@ -($Id: README.txt,v 1.1 2000/11/13 15:43:37 sas Exp $) -BUILD INSTRUCTIONS +($Id: README.txt,v 1.2 2001/01/09 09:43:49 sas Exp $) + +STATUS + + The IRCG extension, the related library and the thttpd SAPI module + were tested with Purify. All recognized defects are closed as of + 09 Jan 2001 and IRCG 0.7. + + +INSTALLATION: THE QUICK WAY + + +1. Download + + http://schumann.cx/ircg/install_ircg.sh + +2. Edit some variables at the top of that script: + + prefix + the directory where all software gets installed (the user running + the script must have write permission to that directory). + + php4_sourcedir + a very recent checkout of the PHP 4 Repository, fully buildconf'd. + + st_target + the State Threads Target (i.e. freebsd-optimized) + + st_targetdir + the State Threads Directory name (i.e. FREEBSD_uname -r_OPT) + + thttpd/IRCG/st (probably don't need to be changed) + the latest version numbers of the respective software + + State Threads and IRCG currently require GNU make, so if your + system make is not GNU make, apply s/make/gmake/ or whatever + is appropiate for your system to install_ircg.sh. + +3. Run + + chmod +x install_ircg.sh + ./install_ircg.sh + + If you have a standard system (i.e. Linux or FreeBSD), the process + should finish without any problem. + + Note 1: Currently, the shipped patches are in the unified diff + format. Some ancient patch tools cannot handle that format. On + those systems, installing GNU patch is recommened. + + Note 2: The State Threads build system is quite simple. On some + ancient systems, State Threads handle only the vendor compiler, + not GCC. In that case, you might need to fiddle with the build + system yourself.. Good luck. + + + + +THE MANUAL WAY + 1. Install SGI's State Threads Library