[syslinux] [PATCH] README: documenting the need for /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h

[Matt Fleming]

On Mon, 2012-10-15 at 16:25 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 10/15/2012 12:52 AM, Matt Fleming wrote:
> > 
> > From 1ece228d9f133791b3d63d6996e475a1ad695af3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Geert Stappers <stappers at stappers.nl>
> > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:36:50 +0200
> > Subject: [PATCH] README: document the need for /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h
> > 
> > utils/isohybrid build depends on /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h The package
> > name varies between distribution families.
> > ---
> >  README | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/README b/README
> > index 08a82e4..1b7c2d3 100644
> > --- a/README
> > +++ b/README
> > @@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ SYSLINUX now builds in a Linux environment, using nasm.  You need nasm
> >  version 2.03 or later (2.07 or later recommended) to build SYSLINUX
> >  from source.  See http://www.nasm.us/ for information about nasm.
> >  
> > +"utils/isohybrid" needs the header file,
> > +
> > +	/usr/include/uuid/uuid.h
> > +
> > +You can get it from the "uuid-dev" package on Debian based systems or
> > +from the "libuuid-devel" package on RPM based distributions.
> > +
> >  There is now a mailing list for SYSLINUX.  See the end of syslinux.txt
> >  for details.
> >  
> 
> It is not just the header file... it depends on the *library*.

Should we update the documentation to reflect this? Do you have any
suggestions?

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center