--- a/src/INSTALL
+++ b/src/INSTALL
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
Prerequisites
At the very least, you will need to download and install the xapian core
- package (I am currently using xapian version 0.8.5), and the qt runtime
+ package (I am currently using xapian version 0.9.2), and the qt runtime
and development packages (I am currently using qt 3.3.3).
You will most probably be able to find a binary package for qt for your
@@ -72,19 +72,17 @@
Installation
- Execute installrecoll targetdir, in the root of the source tree. This
- will:
+ Commands and common files
- * 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.
+ Either type make install or execute recollinstall targetdir, in the root
+ of the source tree. This will copy the commands to $targetdir/bin and the
+ sample configuration files to $targetdir/share/examples/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.
+ Personal configuration
+
+ Either type make installme in the root of the source tree, or execute
+ recollinstall. This will copy the configuration files to the .recoll
+ directory in your home.
Configuration
@@ -94,12 +92,12 @@
The main configuration file is named ~/.recoll/recoll.conf.
- There is a commented sample in the sampleconf subdirectory, it was copied
- to ~/.recoll at the previous step, take a look and possibly edit it. By
+ A commented sample was copied to ~/.recoll by the installation. By
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. See the
+ user manual for a little more details
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