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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ 2012-02-18 Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se> - * index.html: Converted to xhtml (from lsh repository, - change dated 2012-02-03). + * index.html: Converted to xhtml (from lsh repository, change + dated 2012-02-03). Updated git instructions. * nettle.texinfo: Updated charset declaration. * misc/plan.html: Likewise. @@ -59,17 +59,20 @@ <h2> GIT access </h2> <p> - As some shared but crucial files are not stored in the Nettle corner - of the GIT repository, the recommended way of GIT access is to check - out the entire LSH tree, as per the instructions at the <a - href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/lsh">LSH home page</a>, run the - top-level <tt>./.bootstrap</tt> script (which sets up a few important - symlinks and runs .bootstrap scripts in subdirectories), and then - descend into the <tt>nettle</tt> directory for a standard - <tt>./configure && make</tt> there. + The public git repository for Nettle is located at <a + href='http://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle'>git.lysator.liu.se</a>. + After checkout, you need to run the <tt>.bootstrap</tt> script + before the standard <tt>./configure && make</tt>. </p> <p> - A separate repository for Nettle is planned. + Earlier, Nettle was version controlled as part of the LSH + repository. When converted to the current repository, the history of + all files has been maintained as far as practical. But since the + directory organization used to be a bit different, building old + versions of Nettle from the current git repository does not work out + of the box. To do that, you have to check out historic versions from + the <a href='http://git.lysator.liu.se/lsh'>LSH repository</a> + instead. </p> <h2> Contact </h2> |