From 6ebbada0a2d15bb00e8ee8ed891e677daf93c23d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robertl Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 20:15:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak build and preface pages. --- xmldoc/chapters/build.xml | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- xmldoc/chapters/preface.xml | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/xmldoc/chapters/build.xml b/xmldoc/chapters/build.xml index 236e4cf4a..9f66d1439 100644 --- a/xmldoc/chapters/build.xml +++ b/xmldoc/chapters/build.xml @@ -1,19 +1,29 @@ - - Getting it and Building it - GPSBabel is distributed in source format that will work on -about any operating system and as ready-to-run binaries for some -operating systems, notably Windows. See the "OS-Specific notes" at -gpsbabel.org for -instructions on those binary kits. + + + Getting it and Building it + +GPSBabel is distributed "ready to run" on most common +operating systems via the +download page. - For operating systems where no binary is provided, you will -have to build it. The code should be compilable on any system with + As GPSBabel runs on a wide variety of operating systems, +be sure to visit the +OS-Specific notes for +additional information. + + + For operating systems where no binary is provided or if +you want the latest development version, you will have to build it from +source. The code should be compilable on any system with ISO C89 compilers. It's been tested on UnixWare, OpenServer, OS/X, Linux, Solaris, and a variety of processors and compilers. - Libexpat is required for source builds. If you get errors -about expat.h being missing, you must either edit the Makefile to tell -the compiler where it is or install it in a sensible place. Expat can -be downloaded from http://expat.sourceforge.net and is part of Apache so it's very portable. + + In most cases, the code is as simple to build as running: + ./configure && make + + Expat +is strongly recommended for source builds as it is +required for reading all the XML formats such as GPX. - + diff --git a/xmldoc/chapters/preface.xml b/xmldoc/chapters/preface.xml index 8c07bd933..c15306d7f 100644 --- a/xmldoc/chapters/preface.xml +++ b/xmldoc/chapters/preface.xml @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ The Problem There are simply too many gratuitously different file formats to hold waypoint, track, and route information in various programs -used by computers. GPX (http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp) defines a +used by computers and GPS receivers. +GPX defines a standard in XML to contain all the data, but there are too many programs that don't understand it yet and too much data that are in an alternate formats. -- 2.30.2