From f89b7c7679ea7a8292929dae9725e66b4f83b361 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeromy Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:02:42 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] some fixes to the readme install instructions License: MIT Signed-off-by: Jeromy --- README.md | 22 +++++----------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c685ed3ee..622167a86 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -46,17 +46,12 @@ The canonical download instructions for IPFS are over at: http://ipfs.io/docs/in ### Install prebuilt packages -We use [gobuilder.me](https://gobuilder.me), a great service that automatically builds a release on every commit. - -You can see the latest builds for your platform at these links: - -- [`release` - the last released version](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs?branch=release) **<-- recommended** -- [`master` - development, stable](https://gobuilder.me/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs?branch=master) +We host prebuilt binaries over at our [distributions page](https://dist.ipfs.io#go-ipfs). From there: -- Click "Download" on the build for your platform. +- Click the blue "Download go-ipfs" on the right side of the page. - Open/extract the archive. -- Move `ipfs` to your path (`install.sh` can do it for you), +- Move `ipfs` to your path (`install.sh` can do it for you). ### Build from Source @@ -79,7 +74,7 @@ You can try using package manager, but gx and gx-go are unlikely to be available #### Download + Compile IPFS -Then: +Simply run: ``` $ go get -d github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs @@ -87,19 +82,12 @@ $ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs $ make install ``` -Tip: - -If the `make install` hangs while fetching dependencies and if you are -running a daemon locally, ensure that it is on at least version 0.4.0-dev. If -you don't have a build that is new enough, run the `make install` with your -daemon turned off and the deps will be fetched through the ipfs.io gateways. - NOTES: * `git` is required in order for `go get` to fetch all dependencies. * Package managers often contain out-of-date `golang` packages. - Compilation from source is recommended. + ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.5.2. * If you are interested in development, please install the development dependencies as well. * *WARNING: Older versions of OSX FUSE (for Mac OS X) can cause kernel panics when mounting!* From 26af36eca1328ab0f3f0db71e3a01c251f148c9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeromy Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:40:23 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] refer to go install instructions License: MIT Signed-off-by: Jeromy --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 622167a86..6bba7645b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ NOTES: * `git` is required in order for `go get` to fetch all dependencies. * Package managers often contain out-of-date `golang` packages. - ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.5.2. + ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.5.2. See above for how to install go. * If you are interested in development, please install the development dependencies as well. * *WARNING: Older versions of OSX FUSE (for Mac OS X) can cause kernel panics when mounting!* From e7c8ac1f3e7b5304540ccf2f436735aae98e7a97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeromy Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:01:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] capitalize Ensure License: MIT Signed-off-by: Jeromy --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6bba7645b..bfb15968f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ NOTES: * `git` is required in order for `go get` to fetch all dependencies. * Package managers often contain out-of-date `golang` packages. - ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.5.2. See above for how to install go. + Ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.5.2. See above for how to install go. * If you are interested in development, please install the development dependencies as well. * *WARNING: Older versions of OSX FUSE (for Mac OS X) can cause kernel panics when mounting!*