X-Git-Url: http://sigrok.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=fe3237cd25037e9758d97c86b00a5682d6b69675;hb=a630a469f656ab9280f7f205eeca5064cde999d0;hp=7666a5c144fe199d862410cfe4f6696d4d2eba68;hpb=e33dcf90a0b0e510eb990c657eab88243d0ac5fd;p=libserialport.git diff --git a/README b/README index 7666a5c..fe3237c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Status The library should build and work on any Windows or Unix-based system. If it does not, please submit a bug. -Enumeration is currently only implemented on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. On -other systems enumeration is not supported, but ports can still be opened by -name and then used. +Enumeration is currently implemented on Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Linux. +On other systems enumeration is not supported, but ports can still be opened +by name and then used. If you know how to enumerate available ports on another OS, please submit a bug with this information, or better still a patch implementing it. @@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ Building ======== The package uses a GNU style build system and requires a Unix style shell. -On Windows it can be built with the MinGW toolchain and MSYS environment. + +Windows builds can be created natively with the MinGW-w64 toolchain and +MSYS2 environment, or cross-compiled using a MinGW-w64 toolchain: + + http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/ + +The "old" MinGW from http://mingw.org/ is not supported. Run "./autogen.sh" to generate the build system, "./configure" to setup, then "make" to build the library and "make install" to install it. @@ -50,3 +56,13 @@ API === Doxygen API documentation is included. + +It can also be viewed online at: + + http://sigrok.org/api/libserialport/unstable/ + +Website +======= + +http://sigrok.org/wiki/Libserialport +