From 3f4c2aafcfd6c82ec2c2597d6757abf51b616ff7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt S Trout Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:58:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add Libraries needed for compilation section derived from FAQ answer 'Which libraries do I need to get the UI working with X11 on Linux?' --- README.txt | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index c5bae96b9c..e62d319c07 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ implementation. It is not an introduction to the language itself. - Platform support - Compiling the Factor VM +- Libraries needed for compilation - Bootstrapping the Factor image - Running Factor on Unix with X11 - Running Factor on Mac OS X - Cocoa UI @@ -59,6 +60,17 @@ for your platform. Compilation will yield an executable named 'factor' on Unix, 'factor-nt.exe' on Windows XP/Vista, and 'factor-ce.exe' on Windows CE. +* Libraries needed for compilation + +For X11 support, you need recent development libraries for libc, Freetype, +X11, OpenGL and GLUT. On a Debian-derived Linux distribution (like Ubuntu), +you can use the line + +sudo apt-get install libc6-dev libfreetype6-dev libx11-dev glutg3-dev + +to grab everything (if you're on a non-debian-derived distro please tell us +what the equivalent command is on there and it can be added :) + * Bootstrapping the Factor image The boot images are no longer included with the Factor distribution