From c5427d7d9fc571844c4ca7c9126330a0a005b2b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Wu Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update README w/ libcap troubleshooting tip. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Anthony Wu Acked-by: Stéphane Graber --- README | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 149556507..effca94ba 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ Downloading the current source code: ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make && sudo make install preceded by ./autogen.sh if configure do not exist yet. +Troubleshooting: + + If the ./autogen.sh script shows the following message: "aclocal: not found", + you are likely missing the "automake" package. Make sure it's installed and + try again. + + If the ./configure script gives you the following message: + "configure: error: Please install the libcap development files." + you are likely missing the "libcap-dev" package. + The configure script will usually give you hints as to what you are missing, + looking for those in your package manager will usually give you the package + that you need to install. + Getting help: when you find you need help, you can check out one of the two