poll: minor docs clarification

[platform/upstream/gstreamer.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 554653d..afc5a5e 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+GStreamer 1.15.x development series
+

 WHAT IT IS
 ----------
 
 WHAT IT IS
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@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ We track bugs in GNOME's bugzilla; see the website for details.
 
 You can join us on IRC - #gstreamer on irc.freenode.org
 
 
 You can join us on IRC - #gstreamer on irc.freenode.org
 

-GStreamer 0.10 series
----------------------
+GStreamer 1.0 series
+--------------------

 
 Starring
 
 
 Starring
 


@@ -135,13 +137,14 @@ PLATFORMS
 ---------
 
 - Linux is of course fully supported
 ---------
 
 - Linux is of course fully supported

-- FreeBSD is reported to work; other BSD's should work too
+- FreeBSD is reported to work; other BSDs should work too

 - Solaris is reported to work; a specific sunaudiosink plugin has been written
 - Solaris is reported to work; a specific sunaudiosink plugin has been written

-- MacOSX is reported to work; specific audio and video sinks have been written
-- Windows support is experimental but improving.  Output sinks have been
-  written but are not yet included in the code. We support
+- MacOSX works, binary 1.x packages can be built using the cerbero build tool
+- Windows works; binary 1.x packages can be built using the cerbero build tool

   - MSys/MinGW builds
   - MSys/MinGW builds

-  - Microsoft Visual Studio 6 builds (see win32/README.txt)
+  - Microsoft Visual Studio builds are not yet available or supported
+- Android works, binary 1.x packages can be built using the cerbero build tool
+- iOS works

 
 INSTALLING FROM PACKAGES
 ------------------------
 
 INSTALLING FROM PACKAGES
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@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ COMPILING FROM SOURCE TARBALLS
 COMPILING FROM GIT
 ------------------
 
 COMPILING FROM GIT
 ------------------
 

-When building from git sources, you will need to run autogen.sh to generate 
+When building from git sources, you will need to run autogen.sh to generate

 the build system files.
 
 You will need a set of additional tools typical for building from git,
 the build system files.
 
 You will need a set of additional tools typical for building from git,


@@ -208,10 +211,7 @@ them.  You can also specify specific versions of automake and autoconf with
 
 Check autogen.sh options by running autogen.sh --help
 
 
 Check autogen.sh options by running autogen.sh --help
 

-autogen.sh can pass on arguments to configure - you just need to separate them
-from autogen.sh with -- between the two.
-prefix has been added to autogen.sh but will be passed on to configure because
-some build scripts like that.
+autogen.sh can pass on arguments to configure

 
 When you have done this once, you can use autoregen.sh to re-autogen with
 the last passed options as a handy shortcut.  Use it.
 
 When you have done this once, you can use autoregen.sh to re-autogen with
 the last passed options as a handy shortcut.  Use it.


@@ -219,9 +219,17 @@ the last passed options as a handy shortcut.  Use it.
 After the autogen.sh stage, you can follow the directions listed in
 "COMPILING FROM SOURCE"
 
 After the autogen.sh stage, you can follow the directions listed in
 "COMPILING FROM SOURCE"
 

-You can also run your whole git stack uninstalled.  The script in
-the gstreamer module /scripts/gst-uninstalled) is helpful in setting
-up your environment for this.
+You can also run your whole git stack uninstalled in your home directory,
+so that you can quickly test changes without affecting your system setup or
+interfering with GStreamer installed from packages.  Many GStreamer developers
+use an uninstalled setup for their work.
+
+There is a 'create-uninstalled-setup.sh' script in
+
+  http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/tree/scripts/
+
+to easily create an uninstalled setup from scratch.
+

 
 PLUG-IN DEPENDENCIES AND LICENSES
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 PLUG-IN DEPENDENCIES AND LICENSES
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