From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20941 invoked by alias); 4 Nov 2008 17:49:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 20894 invoked by uid 9447); 4 Nov 2008 17:49:22 -0000 Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:49:00 -0000 Message-ID: <20081104174922.20892.qmail@sourceware.org> From: agk@sourceware.org To: lvm-devel@redhat.com, lvm2-cvs@sourceware.org Subject: LVM2 INSTALL README CONTRIBUTORS Mailing-List: contact lvm2-cvs-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: lvm2-cvs-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2008-11/txt/msg00020.txt.bz2 CVSROOT: /cvs/lvm2 Module name: LVM2 Changes by: agk@sourceware.org 2008-11-04 17:49:22 Modified files: . : INSTALL README Removed files: . : CONTRIBUTORS Log message: quick review of docs Note that we'll continue to use WHATS_NEW_DM for device-mapper changes until we can switch to unified version numbering. Patches: http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/INSTALL.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.3&r2=1.4 http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/README.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.7&r2=1.8 http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/CONTRIBUTORS.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.1&r2=NONE --- LVM2/INSTALL 2002/11/18 13:52:12 1.3 +++ LVM2/INSTALL 2008/11/04 17:49:22 1.4 @@ -1,44 +1,30 @@ -LVM2 installation -================= +Installation +============ -1) Install device-mapper - - Ensure the device-mapper has been installed on the machine. - - The device-mapper should be in the kernel (look for 'device-mapper' - messages in the kernel logs) and /usr/include/libdevmapper.h - and libdevmapper.so should be present. - - The device-mapper is available from: - ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM2/device-mapper/ - - -2) Generate custom makefiles. +1) Generate custom makefiles. Run the 'configure' script from the top directory. - If you wish to use the built-in LVM2 shell and have GNU readline - installed (http://www.gnu.org/directory/readline.html) use: - ./configure --enable-readline - If you don't want to include the LVM1 backwards-compatibility code use: ./configure --with-lvm1=none To separate the LVM1 support into a shared library loaded by lvm.conf use: ./configure --with-lvm1=shared + Use ./configure --help to see other options. -3) Build and install LVM2. +2) Build and install. - Run 'make install' from the top directory. + Run 'make' from the top directory to build everything you configured. + Run 'make install' to build and install everything you configured. + If you only want the device-mapper libraries and tools use + 'make device-mapper' or 'make install_device-mapper'. -4) Create a configuration file +3) If using LVM2, create a configuration file. The tools will work fine without a configuration file being present, but you ought to review the example file in doc/example.conf. - For example, specifying the devices that LVM2 is to use can - make the tools run more efficiently - and avoid scanning /dev/cdrom! Please also refer to the WHATS_NEW file and the manual pages for the individual commands. --- LVM2/README 2004/07/03 18:20:25 1.7 +++ LVM2/README 2008/11/04 17:49:22 1.8 @@ -1,23 +1,27 @@ -This directory contains LVM2, the new version of the userland LVM -tools designed for the new device-mapper for the Linux kernel. +This tree contains the LVM2 and device-mapper tools and libraries. -The device-mapper needs to be installed before compiling these LVM2 tools. - -For more information about LVM2 read the WHATS_NEW file. +For more information about LVM2 read the changelog in the WHATS_NEW file. Installation instructions are in INSTALL. There is no warranty - see COPYING and COPYING.LIB. Tarballs are available from: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/lvm2/ - ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/dm/ To access the CVS tree use: cvs -d :pserver:cvs@sources.redhat.com:/cvs/lvm2 login CVS password: cvs cvs -d :pserver:cvs@sources.redhat.com:/cvs/lvm2 co LVM2 -Mailing list for discussion/bug reports etc. +Mailing list for general discussion related to LVM2: linux-lvm@redhat.com Subscribe from https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm +Mailing list for LVM2 development, patches and commits: + lvm-devel@redhat.com + Subscribe from https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm + +Mailing list for device-mapper development, including kernel patches +and multipath-tools: + dm-devel@redhat.com + Subscribe from https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel