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diff --git a/doc/manual/Makefile b/doc/manual/Makefile index 95b472eee52c..52f17c65aa79 100644 --- a/doc/manual/Makefile +++ b/doc/manual/Makefile @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ DOCBOOK_DTD = /nix/current/xml/dtd/docbook -DOCBOOK_XSL =/nix/current/xml/xsl/docbook/ +DOCBOOK_XSL = /nix/current/xml/xsl/docbook + +all: check html check: SP_CHARSET_FIXED=YES SP_ENCODING=XML \ - nsgmls -wxml -c /usr/share/sgml/opensp/xml.soc -c $(DOCBOOK_DTD)/docbook.cat -ges book.xml + nsgmls -wxml -c /usr/share/doc/packages/sp/html-xml/xml.soc -c $(DOCBOOK_DTD)/docbook.cat -ges book.xml html: - mkdir -p out - xsltproc --output out/book.html $(DOCBOOK_XSL)/html/docbook.xsl book.xml + xsltproc --output book.html $(DOCBOOK_XSL)/html/docbook.xsl book.xml diff --git a/doc/manual/book.xml b/doc/manual/book.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..51fddadf179e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/book.xml @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<!DOCTYPE book SYSTEM "/nix/current/xml/dtd/docbook/docbookx.dtd" +[ +]> + +<book> + <title>Nix: The Manual</title> + + + <!--======================================================================--> + + <chapter> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para> + Nix is a system for the automatic creation and distribution of data, such + as computer programs and other software artifacts. + </para> + + </chapter> + + + <!--======================================================================--> + + <chapter> + <title>Installation</title> + + <sect1> + <title>Prerequisites</title> + + <para> + Nix uses Sleepycat's Berkeley DB and CWI's ATerm library. However, + these are fetched automatically as part of the build process. + </para> + + <para> + Other than that, you need a good C++ compiler. GCC 2.95 does not + appear to work; please use GCC 3.x. + </para> + </sect1> + + <sect1> + <title>Obtaining Nix</title> + + <para> + Nix can be obtained from its <ulink + url='http://losser.st-lab.cs.uu.nl:12080/repos/trace/nix/trunk'>Subversion + repository</ulink>. For example, the following command will check + out the latest revision into a directory called + <filename>nix</filename>: + </para> + + <screen> +$ svn checkout http://losser.st-lab.cs.uu.nl:12080/repos/trace/nix/trunk nix</screen> + + <para> + Likewise, specific releases can be obtained from the <ulink + url='http://losser.st-lab.cs.uu.nl:12080/repos/trace/nix/tags'>tags + directory</ulink> of the repository. If you don't have Subversion, + you can download a <ulink + url='http://losser.st-lab.cs.uu.nl:12080/dist/trace/'>compressed + tar-file</ulink> of the latest revision of the repository. + </para> + + </sect1> + + <sect1> + <title>Building Nix</title> + + <para> + To build Nix, do the following: + </para> + + <screen> +$ autoreconf -i +$ ./configure <replaceable>options...</replaceable> +$ make +$ make install</screen> + + <para> + Currently, the only useful switch for <command>configure</command> is + <option>--prefix=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option> to specify + where Nix is to be installed. The default installation directory is + <filename>/nix</filename>. You can change this to any location you + like. You should ensure that you have write permission to the + installation prefix. + </para> + + <warning> + <para> + It is advisable <emphasis>not</emphasis> to change the installation + prefix, since doing so will in all likelihood make it impossible to + use derivates built on other systems. + </para> + </warning> + + </sect1> + + </chapter> + + +</book> |