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improve cabal install instructions to not need lots of C libs

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@ -5,12 +5,23 @@ and then:
cabal update
PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
cabal install c2hs
cabal install git-annex --bindir=$HOME/bin
cabal install git-annex -f-assistant --bindir=$HOME/bin
The above downloads the latest release and installs it into a ~/bin/
directory, which you can put in your PATH.
## building in the assistant and webapp
The above builds git-annex without the git-annex assistant and webapp. To
build with those features enabled, you will need to install several C
libraries and their headers, including libgnutls, libgsasl, libxml2, and
zlib. Then run:
cabal install c2hs --bindir=$HOME/bin
cabal install git-annex --bindir=$HOME/bin
## building from git checkout
But maybe you want something newer (or older). Then [[download]] the version
you want, and use cabal as follows inside its source tree:
@ -21,11 +32,3 @@ you want, and use cabal as follows inside its source tree:
cabal configure
cabal build
cabal install --bindir=$HOME/bin
By default, cabal will try to build git-annex with the git-annex assistant
and webapp. This requires several C libraries and their headers be already
installed on your system, including libgnutls, libgsasl, libxml2, and zlib.
To build git-annex without the assistant and webapp, you can pass flags to
cabal install. For example:
cabal install git-annex --flags="-assistant -WebApp" --bindir=$HOME/bin