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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Copyright (C) 1997 - Samba-Team +Copyright (C) 1997-1998 - Samba-Team The Samba package you have just unpacked contains the following: @@ -7,21 +7,29 @@ Directory Notes: docs (Samba Documentation): -------------------------------------- - The Samba documentation for 1.9.17 has had some of its content - updated and a new structure has been put in place. However, since - this is all rather new the documentation format of previous - versions will remain in place. + The Samba documentation for the 2.0 release has had all the man pages + converted to YODL source format. Because of this the man pages + are now available in both traditional man page format (in + the doc/manpages directory) and in HTML format (in the + docs/htmldocs directory). + + The text documentation files have been moved into a + docs/textdocs directory and are in the (slow) process + of being converted to YODL source format to allow them + to be easily converted to HTML/SGML. + + Note in particular two files - docs/textdocs/<your OS>_INSTALL.txt + and docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt. - Note in particular two files - <your OS>_INSTALL.txt and DIAGNOSIS.txt There is the potential for there to be many *INSTALL.txt files, one for each OS that Samba supports. However we are moving all this into the new structure. For now, most people will be using UNIX_INSTALL.txt. - You pay close attention to all the files with a - .txt extension. Most problems can be solved by reference to the + Please pay close attention to all the files with a .txt extension + in the docs/textdocs directory. Most problems can be solved by reference to the two files mentioned. - The new documentation can be accessed starting from Samba-meta-FAQ.html, + The FAQ documentation can be accessed starting from Samba-meta-FAQ.html, in the docs/faq directory. This is incomplete, but to quote from the abstract, it: @@ -42,7 +50,9 @@ examples (Example configuration files): packaging (Only for those wishing to build binary distributions): ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Currently support is included only for RedHat Linux. We hope that + Currently support is included for the following Linux Distributions : + Pacfic HiTech, RedHat and SuSE. In addition, packaging support is + available for SGI and Solaris systems. We hope that other Unix OS vendors will contribute their binary distribution packaging control files - and we hope to make their binary packages available on the master ftp site under: @@ -52,12 +62,23 @@ packaging (Only for those wishing to build binary distributions): source (The official Samba source files - expect more of these!): -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To build your own binary files you will need a suitable ansi C - compiler. Also, you must edit the enclosed "Makefile" as required - for your operating system platform. Then just run: - a) make - b) make install - then - c) set up your configuration files. + compiler. + + For Samba 2.0 the GNU autoconf system has been adopted. In + order to build a default Samba for your platform cd into + the source/ directory and then type : + + ./configure + + followed by : + + make + + To install the binaries built by the above type : + + make install + + then set up your configuration files. NOTE: OS Vendors who provide Samba binary packages will generally integrate all Samba files into their preferred directory locations. |