doc: also mention to install git
+ say package name of ccmake
## Dependencies
-For the base system you only need cmake and build-essential (make, gcc,
-some Unix tools):
+For the base system you only need cmake, git, and build-essential
+(make, gcc, and some standard Unix tools; alternatively ninja and
+clang are also supported but not described here):
- sudo apt-get install cmake build-essential
+ sudo apt-get install cmake git build-essential
Or on RPM based systems (CentOS):
- sudo yum install -y cmake3 gcc-c++
+ sudo yum install -y cmake3 git gcc-c++
Or on macOS Sierra, most of the build tools can be obtained by installing Xcode (from the App Store). Other required tools may be installed using [brew](http://brew.sh/). First install brew as described on their website. Then issue the following command to get cmake to complete the basic requirements:
- brew install cmake
+ brew install cmake git
## Quick Guide
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ cd libelektra
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. # watch output to see if everything needed is included
-ccmake .. # optional: provides a console based GUI to give an overview of the available compilation options and settings
+ccmake .. # optional: overview of the available build settings (needs cmake-curses-gui)
make -j 5
make run_nokdbtests # optional: run tests
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