applied patch from Michael Dickens

[debian/gnuradio] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4692f8fcc33588a3937078d03af8f45560b03b59..2000f73e154098e94055484356478eaad7a68e80 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # 
 # GNU Radio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
 # any later version.
 # 
 # GNU Radio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ install both packages.  (Most GNU/Linux systems are like this, but
 pkgsrc is not and instead uses -devel to indicate a package of a
 not-yet-released or unstable version.)
 
+For those using pkgsrc, see gnuradio-pkg_chk.conf.  Those not using
+pkgsrc may also find the list useful.
+
+(0) GNU make
+
+It used to be required to have a "reasonable make", meaning GNU make,
+BSD make, or perhaps Solaris make.  It is now required to use GNU
+make.  Version 3.81 should certainly work; the intent is not to
+require the bleeding edge.
+
+Note that the examples below are written with "make".  They probably
+should say "gmake", as GNU make is installed as gmake when it is not
+the native make.
 
 (1) The "autotools"
 
@@ -148,7 +161,9 @@ floating point version which we use.  You should also use either the
 respectively.
 
 [FIXME: GNU/Linux packages of single-precision fftw are typically called ??]
-In systems using pkgsrc, install math/fftwf.
+
+In systems using pkgsrc, install math/fftwf, which provides the
+single-precision libraries.
 
 
 (4) Python 2.3 or later              http://www.python.org
@@ -158,11 +173,11 @@ python into a bunch of separate packages including python-devel or
 libpython you'll most likely need those too.
 
 
-(5) Numeric python library   http://numeric.scipy.org
+(5) Numpy python library   http://numeric.scipy.org
 
 Provides a high performance array type for Python.
-http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1369&package_id=1351
-
+http://numpy.scipy.org
+http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1369&package_id=175103
 
 (6) The Boost C++ Libraries    http://www.boost.org
 
@@ -190,17 +205,22 @@ This includes a C compiler and linker for the 8051.  It's required to
 build the firmware for the USRP.  If you don't have a USRP, don't
 worry about it.
 
+(10) Guile 1.6 or 1.8 
+
+Scheme interpreter.  http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/guile.html
+
+
 
 Optional, but nice to have:
 
-(10) wxPython.  Python binding for the wxWidgets GUI framework.  Use
+(11) wxPython.  Python binding for the wxWidgets GUI framework.  Use
 version 2.5.2.7 or later.  Again, almost all systems have this
 available.
 
 As a last resort, build it from source (not recommended!)
 http://www.wxpython.org
 
-(11) xmlto version ? or later.   http://cyberelk.net/tim/xmlto/index.html
+(12) xmlto version ? or later.   http://cyberelk.net/tim/xmlto/index.html
 
 Wrapper for XML conversion tools to ease e.g. making html from docbook.