From 0161f6f1598e1b270f2d157436038299d8d2715c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Spiers Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:38:43 +0000 Subject: mention pygit2 requirement This will automatically ensure the user has Python and libgit2 installed :-) --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index caabeab..a093540 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -70,10 +70,17 @@ single commit.) But this should not stop it from being useful. Installation ------------ -Just copy or symlink `git-deps` so it's anywhere on your `$PATH`. +`git-deps` requires [Pygit2](http://www.pygit2.org/), so first +[install that](http://www.pygit2.org/install.html). If you are using +Linux, there is a good chance that your distribution already offers +packages for it. For example, on openSUSE, just do: -If you want to use the graph visualization web server functionality, -you will need to install some dependencies: + sudo zypper install python-pygit2 + +Then just copy or symlink `git-deps` so it's anywhere on your `$PATH`. + +If you want to use the shiny new graph visualization web server +functionality, you will need to install some dependencies: * To install the required Javascript libraries, you will need [`npm`](https://www.npmjs.com/) installed, and then type: -- cgit