Re: [PATCH] Update xfstests' README to document method/necessity

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

robert herndon wrote:
> From: robert herndon <rherndon@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
>  README |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index 375e07c..f9725b4 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ Preparing system for tests (IRIX and Linux):
>  
>      - compile XFS into your kernel or load XFS modules
>      - install user tools including mkfs.xfs, xfs_db & xfs_bmap
> +    - install header files required to build xfstests' programs:
> +
> +           # cd <...>/xfsprogs
> +           # make install-qa

With any luck, this will be going away soon, actually.

It's only required for loggen, and we're looking for ways around that.
See for example [PATCH, RFC] xfsprogs: add xfs_loggen and/or [PATCH 1/9
V2] Use xfs.h rather than libxfs.h on the list.

-Eric