Re: [PATCH] FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a tarball.

[Tony Lambregts]

william stinson wrote:
> Hi
>
> this is my first patch for wine. It is for the documentation 
>   FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a tarball.
>
> I compiled the documentation html and it looks OK (no warnings)
>
> Best regards
> William Stinson (wstinson(a)infonie.fr)
>
> --- wine-20020509/documentation/getting.sgml	Mon May 13 23:00:16 2002
> +++ wine-local/documentation/getting.sgml	Mon May 13 23:00:34 2002
> @@ -201,7 +201,22 @@
>         one.
>       </para>
>       <para>
> -        FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a 
> tarball.
> +        To install Wine from a tarball you need to first un-tar the archive. 
> This 
> +	will create a subdirectory containing the Wine sources. Using the cd 
> +	command change the current directory to the top level wine directory
> +	and finish the installation using the wineinstall command. 
> +	A typical installation might look like this: 
> +      <screen>

cut out the next  two lines
> +$ su -
> +<emphasis><Type in root password></emphasis>

****
> +# cd /home/user
> +# tar -xvzf Wine-20020310.tar.gz
> +# cd wine-20020310
> +# ./tools/wineinstall
> +    </screen>
> +	More detailed step by step instructions can be found in the README file 
> +	in the top level wine directory. Note that to install wine you must be
> +	logged in as root.   
>       </para>
>
> <para></para>

This is wrong as of the last two months. wine is not installed as root, 
in fact ./tools/wininstall  will not run as root . I would suggest this 
as an alternative.

--- wine-20020509/documentation/getting.sgml	Mon May 13 23:00:16 2002
+++ wine-local/documentation/getting.sgml	Mon May 13 23:00:34 2002
@@ -201,7 +201,22 @@
         one.
       </para>
       <para>
-        FIXME: Explain how to un-tar, compile, and install Wine from a tarball.
+       To install Wine from a tarball you need to first un-tar the archive. 
+	this will create a subdirectory containing the Wine sources. Using the 
+	cd command change the current directory to the top level wine directory
+	and finish the installation using the wineinstall command. 
+      </para>
+      <para>
+	A typical installation might look like this: 
+      </para>
+      <screen>
+# cd /home/user
+# tar -xvzf Wine-20020310.tar.gz
+# cd wine-20020310
+# ./tools/wineinstall
+    </screen>
+      <para>
+	More detailed step by step instructions can be found in the README file 
+	in the top level wine directory. Note: During Installation you will be
+	asked for the root password.   
       </para>
 
       <para></para>

Thankyou for bringing this up.


Tony Lambregts