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[Cs-dev] Building instructions

hi developers -

i have built csound 5.16.1 on ubuntu linux. this ran fine; i was just
wondering if we should add some simple instructions for people building
csound from sources. i think the "INSTALL" file is out of date and
should be replaced. i have attached a suggestion.

if you find it useful, please add it (or improve and add).

as a small correction: scons -H doesn't return the defaults (as scons
says). the defaults are clearly explained when running scons -h.

best -

	joachim

INSTALLING CSOUND 5

To install prebuilt binaries for Linux on Intel, Windows, and OS X,
obtain the appropriate archive or installer
from the Files page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/csound.

To build from sources on linux, these are the steps required:
1) Get the dependencies via
sudo apt-get build-dep csound
on Debian-based systems, or a similar task on others.
2) cd to the csound source directory and execute
scons
You will probably get request to rename one of the custom-***.py (for

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Steven Yi | 10 Feb 16:31

Re: [Cs-dev] Building instructions

Hi Joachim,

I think we would need to merge in information from the INSTALL
document that discusses Windows, and this document should add more
information if possible. I know that the steps I had to take for OSX
were quite a bit longer for the Wiki.

Could I ask maybe that developers put up build instructions for each
platform on the Wiki?

Thanks,
steven

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:15 PM, joachim heintz <jh <at> joachimheintz.de> wrote:
> hi developers -
>
> i have built csound 5.16.1 on ubuntu linux. this ran fine; i was just
> wondering if we should add some simple instructions for people building
> csound from sources. i think the "INSTALL" file is out of date and
> should be replaced. i have attached a suggestion.
>
> if you find it useful, please add it (or improve and add).
>
> as a small correction: scons -H doesn't return the defaults (as scons
> says). the defaults are clearly explained when running scons -h.
>
> best -
>
>        joachim
>

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Adam Puckett | 10 Feb 16:46

Re: [Cs-dev] Building instructions

I'd also like to make a suggestion: build instructions should be text,
as it's smaller than binary formats used by word processors.

On 2/10/12, Steven Yi <stevenyi <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Joachim,
>
> I think we would need to merge in information from the INSTALL
> document that discusses Windows, and this document should add more
> information if possible. I know that the steps I had to take for OSX
> were quite a bit longer for the Wiki.
>
> Could I ask maybe that developers put up build instructions for each
> platform on the Wiki?
>
> Thanks,
> steven
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:15 PM, joachim heintz <jh <at> joachimheintz.de> wrote:
>> hi developers -
>>
>> i have built csound 5.16.1 on ubuntu linux. this ran fine; i was just
>> wondering if we should add some simple instructions for people building
>> csound from sources. i think the "INSTALL" file is out of date and
>> should be replaced. i have attached a suggestion.
>>
>> if you find it useful, please add it (or improve and add).
>>
>> as a small correction: scons -H doesn't return the defaults (as scons
>> says). the defaults are clearly explained when running scons -h.
>>

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Michael Gogins | 10 Feb 19:05

Re: [Cs-dev] Building instructions

Various people requested that the Windows build instructions be
separate from the manual. So I made them separate, but as a PDF. Then
other people requested a Word type document. So I made it a Word type
document.

In my view, the Windows build instructions are far too long and
complex to be usable as a plain text file. I think the Word type
document is reasonable under the circumstances.

The INSTALL document is not correct, as it points people to the build
instructions in the manual, which should be removed and replaced with
a pointer to the actual build instructions document.

Regards,
Mike

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Adam Puckett <adotsdothmusic <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd also like to make a suggestion: build instructions should be text,
> as it's smaller than binary formats used by word processors.
>
> On 2/10/12, Steven Yi <stevenyi <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Joachim,
>>
>> I think we would need to merge in information from the INSTALL
>> document that discusses Windows, and this document should add more
>> information if possible. I know that the steps I had to take for OSX
>> were quite a bit longer for the Wiki.
>>
>> Could I ask maybe that developers put up build instructions for each
>> platform on the Wiki?

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