diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ffe8911d8..c4fecdd40 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2009-11-04 Felix Zielcke + + * configure.ac (AC_PREREQ): Bump to 2.59d. + * INSTALL: Make it more clear when Autoconf and Ruby are + needed and when to run `./autogen.sh'. + 2009-11-03 Samuel Thibault * util/grub.d/30_os-prober.in: Restore default behavior for unsupported diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index e751d508f..f9ae8f9d2 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ configuring the GRUB. * GNU Bison 2.3 or later * GNU binutils 2.9.1.0.23 or later * Other standard GNU/Unix tools + +If you use a development snapshot or want to hack on GRUB you may +need the following. + * Ruby 1.6 or later -* Autoconf 2.59 or later +* Autoconf 2.59d or later Configuring the GRUB ==================== @@ -48,11 +52,12 @@ Building the GRUB The simplest way to compile this package is: - 1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and - type `./autogen.sh' and then `./configure' to configure the - package for your system. If you're using `csh' on an old version - of System V, you might need to type `sh ./configure' instead to - prevent `csh' from trying to execute `configure' itself. + 1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code. If + you don't use a release tarball you have to type `./autogen.sh'. + Type `./configure' to configure the package for your system. + If you're using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might + need to type `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying + to execute `configure' itself. Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some messages telling which features it is checking for. diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 4bd28f2e8..0953e0410 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dnl type. AC_INIT([GRUB],[1.97],[bug-grub@gnu.org]) -AC_PREREQ(2.59) +AC_PREREQ(2.59d) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([include/grub/dl.h]) AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])