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diff --git a/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/installation.asciidoc b/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/installation.asciidoc index cc18e7f1..f3a52cf4 100644 --- a/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/installation.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/installation.asciidoc @@ -1,24 +1,57 @@ [[installation]] == Installation -This chapter explains how to setup your system in -order to use Erlang.mk. - === On Unix -Erlang.mk requires GNU Make to be installed. GNU Make 3.81 -or later is required. GNU Make 4.1 or later is recommended, -as this is the version Erlang.mk is developed on. +Erlang.mk requires GNU Make to be installed. While it will +currently work with GNU Make 3.81, support for this version +is deprecated and will be removed in 2017. We recommend +GNU Make 4.1 or later. + +Git and Erlang/OTP must also be installed. Some functionality requires that Autoconf 2.59 or later be installed, in order to compile Erlang/OTP. Erlang/OTP may have further requirements depending on your needs. -Erlang.mk currently requires Erlang/OTP to be installed in -order to compile Erlang projects. - Some packages may require additional libraries. +==== Linux + +The commands to install packages vary between distributions: + +.Arch Linux +[source,bash] +$ pacman -Sy erlang git make + +==== FreeBSD + +FreeBSD comes with binary and source packages: + +.Install binary packages +[source,bash] +$ pkg install erlang git gmake + +On FreeBSD the `make` command is BSD Make. Use `gmake` instead. + +==== OS X and macOS + +While Apple distributes their own GNU Make, their version is +very old and plagued with numerous bugs. It is recommended +to install a more recent version from either Homebrew or +MacPorts: + +.Homebrew +[source,bash] +$ brew install erlang git homebrew/dupes/make + +Homebrew installs GNU Make as `gmake`. The `make` command +is the one provided by Apple. + +.MacPorts +[source,bash] +$ sudo port install erlang git gmake + === On Windows Erlang.mk can be used on Windows inside an MSYS2 environment. |