X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/3498540d7524aafcb0fc8c023f9e05cefe9a223f..31936ad199ddd9fc371f0ee22788ab733ac5fd2e:/doc/install.mdwn diff --git a/doc/install.mdwn b/doc/install.mdwn index 003da0ec7..f408e0af1 100644 --- a/doc/install.mdwn +++ b/doc/install.mdwn @@ -1,14 +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: `CGI::Session` `CGI::FormBuilder` (version 3.02.02 or -newer) `HTML::Template` `Mail::SendMail` `Time::Duration` `Date::Parse` -(libtimedate-perl), `HTML::Scrubber` +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 3.05 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. -See [[download]] for where to get it. \ No newline at end of file +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.