[PATCH] Update xfstests' README to document method/necessity

[PATCH] Update xfstests' README to document method/necessity

[robert herndon]

From: robert herndon <rherndon@elm.eagan>

---
 README |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 375e07c..f9725b4 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] Update xfstests' README to document method/necessity

[Eric Sandeen]

robert herndon wrote:
> From: robert herndon <rherndon@elm.eagan>
> 
> ---
>  README |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index 375e07c..f9725b4 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

With any luck, this will be going away soon, actually.

It's only required for loggen, and we're looking for ways around that.
See for example [PATCH, RFC] xfsprogs: add xfs_loggen and/or [PATCH 1/9
V2] Use xfs.h rather than libxfs.h on the list.

-Eric

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