From f91072e76adb885f842b3a088c25cc6a919931fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Calum Freeman Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:43:26 +0000 Subject: doc: mention cask in installation instructions Update install instructions Include prerequisites instructions make path for pdf-tools cleaner (command can now be run without editing the path) --- README.org | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.org b/README.org index 60bb6f9..581c731 100644 --- a/README.org +++ b/README.org @@ -94,15 +94,19 @@ If you install ~pdf-tools~ via NonGNU ELPA or MELPA, *you don't need to worry ab Note: You'll need GNU Emacs \ge 26.3 and some form of a GNU/Linux OS. Other operating systems are not officially supported, but ~pdf-tools~ is known to work on many of them. -The ~epdfinfo~ install script takes care of installing all the necessary pre-requisites on supported operating systems (see list below). See the section on [[id:A34704B9-1B51-4614-8806-C4059F7B42D5][I want to add support for ~pdf-tools~ on =My Fav OS=. How do I do that?]] to learn how to add your favorite Operating System to this list. +The ~epdfinfo~ install script takes care of installing most of the necessary pre-requisites on supported operating systems (see list below). See the section on [[id:A34704B9-1B51-4614-8806-C4059F7B42D5][I want to add support for ~pdf-tools~ on =My Fav OS=. How do I do that?]] to learn how to add your favorite Operating System to this list. Similarly, package-managers are not officially supported, but ~pdf-tools~ is known to be available on some of them. See the section on [[id:fb5cef15-fed4-4dec-a443-52f7c00c7831][Installing the ~epdfinfo~ server from package managers]] to avoid manual installation of server / server prerequisites. +Pre-requisites: +- make: if this is not already installed, run ~./server/autobuild~ instead of ~make -s~ +- [[https://github.com/cask/cask][cask]]: if this is not already installed, follow the install instructions from the cask github + Installation Instructions for ~epdfinfo~: #+begin_src sh $ git clone https://github.com/vedang/pdf-tools - $ cd /path/to/pdf-tools - $ make -s # If you don't have make installed, run ./server/autobuild and it will install make + $ cd pdf-tools + $ make -s #+end_src This should give you no error and should compile the ~epdfinfo~ server. If you face a problem, please report on the issue tracker! -- cgit v1.0