[PATCH] README: add hint on install-qa

[PATCH] README: add hint on install-qa

[Robert Herndon]

Signed-off-by: Robert Herndon <rherndon@sgi.com>
---
 README |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 375e07c..964578d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ Preparing system for tests (IRIX and Linux):
 
     - compile XFS into your kernel or load XFS modules
     - install user tools including mkfs.xfs, xfs_db & xfs_bmap
+    - install header files required to build xfstests' programs:
+
+        # cd <...>/xfsprogs
+        # make install-qa
+
+        % cd <...>/xfstests
+        % make xfstests
+
+      This creates the directory /usr/include/xfs and installs
+      files there that are required to compile the programs in
+      this directory.
     - If you wish to run the udf components of the suite install 
       mkfs_udf and udf_db for IRIX and mkudffs for Linux. Also download and 
       build the Philips UDF Verification Software from 
-- 
1.5.6

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Re: [PATCH] README: add hint on install-qa

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 04:08:54PM -0500, Robert Herndon wrote:
> +    - install header files required to build xfstests' programs:
> +
> +        # cd <...>/xfsprogs
> +        # make install-qa
> +
> +        % cd <...>/xfstests
> +        % make xfstests
> +
> +      This creates the directory /usr/include/xfs and installs
> +      files there that are required to compile the programs in
> +      this directory.

Note that this is only required for loggen, and we're currently
discussing options how to get rid of this.

I would keep the patch on hold for now.

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