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@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@ - -make -make html -make man -lynx doc/iputils.html -Read... - - - -If the first "make" fails, no problems: - -make html -lynx doc/iputils.html -Read section "Installation notes"... - - - -But if "make html" fails too, check that DocBook package is installed -on your machine. If it is installed, and nevertheless "make" does not work, -delete iputils and go to sleep. The next day repeat. If even full reset -did not help, I bring apologies. :-) - - +# Installation instructions +Run the following commands: + + make + make html + make man + lynx doc/iputils.html + # Read... + +## Troubleshooting +If the first `make` fails, no problems: + + make html + lynx doc/iputils.html + Read section "Installation notes"... + +But if `make html` fails too, check that DocBook package is installed +on your machine. If it is installed, and `make` does not work nevertheless, +please [open an issue on github.com] +(https://github.com/iputils/iputils/issues/new). + +## Install into a prefix +There's no `configure` option to install into a prefix. Use the `DESTDIR` +`make` variable to change the installation target. There's no support for +picking up build dependencies in a prefix. |