Use posix_spawn() instead of fork()/exec().

[platform/upstream/ninja.git] / README

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 Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.
-http://martine.github.com/ninja/
+https://ninja-build.org/
 
-See the manual -- http://martine.github.com/ninja/manual.html or
+See the manual -- https://ninja-build.org/manual.html or
 doc/manual.asciidoc included in the distribution -- for background
 and more details.
 
-To build, run ./bootstrap.py.  It first blindly compiles all non-test
-source files together, then re-builds Ninja using itself.  You should
-end up with a 'ninja' binary in the source root.  Run './ninja -h' for
-help.
+Binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows are available at
+  https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases
+Run './ninja -h' for Ninja help.
 
-Installation is not necessary because the only required file is is the
+To build your own binary, on many platforms it should be sufficient to
+just run `./configure.py --bootstrap`; for more details see HACKING.md.
+(Also read that before making changes to Ninja, as it has advice.)
+
+Installation is not necessary because the only required file is the
 resulting ninja binary. However, to enable features like Bash
 completion and Emacs and Vim editing modes, some files in misc/ must be
 copied to appropriate locations.