From 04334418fcce94a1b528bd4c935d8126876bda04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Ruderich Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:07:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: Add first part of installation instructions. --- README | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 6bedd74..5e9917a 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ DEPENDENCIES - dynamic linker/loader which supports 'LD_PRELOAD' (e.g. GNU/Linux's ld.so) +INSTALLATION +------------ + + ./configure && make && make check + +Then either install the library with `make install` or just copy it from +`src/.libs/` to wherever you want to install it: + + rm -f /destination/path/for/library/libcoloredstderr.so + cp -L src/.libs/libcoloredstderr.so /destination/path/for/library/ + +*Important:* If you install `libcoloredstderr.so` manually, make sure _not_ to +use plain `cp` to overwrite an existing `libcoloredstderr.so` file which is in +use! Doing so will crash all processes which were started with 'LD_PRELOAD' +set to this file. This is not a bug in coloredstderr, but a general problem. +`cp` truncates the file which causes the `mmap()` ed library to be in an +inconsistent state causing a segmentation fault when using any functions of +the library. Just remove the file first and then copy it. `make install` +handles the install in this way and is therefore not affected. + + USAGE ----- -- 2.43.2