--- a/src/INSTALL
+++ b/src/INSTALL
@@ -60,26 +60,31 @@
Using binary packages
The binary versions are just compressed tar files of a build tree, where
- only the useful parts were kept (executables and sample configuration.
+ only the useful parts were kept (executables and sample configuration).
The executable binary files are built with a static link to libxapian and
libiconv, to make installation easier (no dependencies). However, this
also means that you can't change the versions of xapian and iconv which
are used.
- After having untarred the file, you can proceed with installation as if
- you had built the package from source.
+ After extracting the tar file, you can proceed with installation as if you
+ had built the package from source.
Installation
Execute installrecoll targetdir, in the root of the source tree. This
will:
- * Copy qtgui/recoll and index/recollindex to targetdir/bin (but you
- could also execute them from their build directories).
- * Check if ~/.recoll exists, and if it does not:
+ * Only if you have write access on targetdir/bin, copy qtgui/recoll and
+ index/recollindex to targetdir/bin (but you could also execute them
+ from their build directories).
+ * Only if you are not root check if ~/.recoll exists, and if it does
+ not:
* Copy all files from sampleconf/* to ~/.recoll
* Copy all files from filters/* to ~/.recoll.
+
+ Typically, you would execute the script once as root to install the
+ programs to /usr/local, and once as yourself to create the configuration.
Configuration
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@
default, it will index your home directory.
Then start recollindex, and wait for indexing to complete (this may take
- some time). When it's done, you can start recoll and try a search
+ some time). When it's done, you can start recoll and try a search.
Depending on what is installed on your system, you may also want to adjust
the external viewers defined in ~/.recoll/mimeconf (ie: html is either