X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/0bb605baf8702d1a5d1ee16f52b07840d88616e7..e8ec1bc2fa405795ee3ad7ae015a44d792c416fd:/doc/install.mdwn diff --git a/doc/install.mdwn b/doc/install.mdwn index f65e1a227..da84616e4 100644 --- a/doc/install.mdwn +++ b/doc/install.mdwn @@ -1,15 +1,30 @@ -The easiest way to install ikiwiki is using the Debian package. +The easiest way to install ikiwiki is using the Debian package, but you can +also [[download]] the source and install it by hand. Ikiwiki should work on +most unix-like systems. -Ikiwiki requires [[MarkDown]] be installed, and also uses the following -perl modules if available: `CGI::Session` `CGI::FormBuilder` (version -3.02.02 or newer) `HTML::Template` `Mail::SendMail` `Time::Duration` -`Date::Parse` (libtimedate-perl), `HTML::Scrubber`, `RPC::XML`, -`XML::Simple` +Ikiwiki is a perl program, and needs a recent version of perl such as +5.8.8. (5.8.0 has been reported not to work). -If you want to install from the tarball, you should make sure that the required perl modules are installed, then run: +Ikiwiki requires the [[cpan Text::Markdown]], [[cpan URI]], +[[cpan HTML::Parser]], and [[cpan HTML::Template]] perl modules be +installed, and also uses the following perl modules if available: +[[cpan CGI::Session]], [[cpan CGI::FormBuilder]] (version 3.02.02 or newer), +[[cpan Mail::Sendmail]], [[cpan Time::Duration]], [[cpan TimeDate]], +[[cpan HTML::Scrubber]], [[cpan RPC::XML]], [[cpan XML::Simple]], +[[cpan XML::Feed]], [[cpan File::MimeInfo]], [[cpan Locale::gettext]] +(version 1.04 or newer). - perl Makefile.PL - make - make install +The [[tla]] support also needs the [[cpan MailTools]] perl module. + +Various [[plugins]] use other libraries and utlities; see their individual +documentation for details. + +If you want to install from the tarball, you should make sure that the +required perl modules are installed, then run: + + perl Makefile.PL # PREFIX=/dir to install elsewhere + make + make test # optional + make install See [[download]] for where to get it.