[Openvas-commits] r2460 - trunk/openvas-libnasl

[scm-commit@wald.intevation.org]

Author: mwiegand
Date: 2009-02-12 14:10:19 +0100 (Thu, 12 Feb 2009)
New Revision: 2460

Added:
   trunk/openvas-libnasl/README
Removed:
   trunk/openvas-libnasl/INSTALL
Modified:
   trunk/openvas-libnasl/ChangeLog
   trunk/openvas-libnasl/MANIFEST
Log:
* README: Added a README containing information about openvas-libnasl
and basic installation instructions.

* INSTALL: Removed since the (very small amount of) information
contained in this file has been superseded by README.

* MANIFEST: Updated.


Modified: trunk/openvas-libnasl/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/openvas-libnasl/ChangeLog	2009-02-12 10:02:04 UTC (rev 2459)
+++ trunk/openvas-libnasl/ChangeLog	2009-02-12 13:10:19 UTC (rev 2460)
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 2009-02-12  Michael Wiegand <michael.wiegand at intevation.de>
 
+	* README: Added a README containing information about openvas-libnasl
+	and basic installation instructions.
+
+	* INSTALL: Removed since the (very small amount of) information
+	contained in this file has been superseded by README.
+
+	* MANIFEST: Updated.
+
+2009-02-12  Michael Wiegand <michael.wiegand at intevation.de>
+
 	* nasl/nasl_http.c (_http_req): Replaced usage of a number of glibc
 	string functions with their glib counterparts to ensure buffer
 	boundary checking takes place in a secure manner when constructing

Deleted: trunk/openvas-libnasl/INSTALL
===================================================================
--- trunk/openvas-libnasl/INSTALL	2009-02-12 10:02:04 UTC (rev 2459)
+++ trunk/openvas-libnasl/INSTALL	2009-02-12 13:10:19 UTC (rev 2460)
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-The compilation of openvas-libnasl is straightforward :
-
-	./configure
-	make
-
-and then as a user that is authorized to write to the destination :
-
-	make install
-

Modified: trunk/openvas-libnasl/MANIFEST
===================================================================
--- trunk/openvas-libnasl/MANIFEST	2009-02-12 10:02:04 UTC (rev 2459)
+++ trunk/openvas-libnasl/MANIFEST	2009-02-12 13:10:19 UTC (rev 2460)
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 include/nasl_raw.h
 include/nasl_tcp.h
 include/nasl_udp.h
-INSTALL
 install-sh
 ltmain.sh
 Makefile
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@
 packaging/debian/
 packaging/opensuse/
 packaging/fedora/
+README
 test/test_rsa.nasl
 test/test_dsa.nasl
 test/testsuitesummary.nasl

Added: trunk/openvas-libnasl/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/openvas-libnasl/README	2009-02-12 10:02:04 UTC (rev 2459)
+++ trunk/openvas-libnasl/README	2009-02-12 13:10:19 UTC (rev 2460)
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+openvas-libnasl
+=================
+
+This is the libraries module for the Open Vulnerability Assessment System
+(OpenVAS) containing support for the NASL scripting languague.
+
+For more information, please refer to the OpenVAS website available at
+http://www.openvas.org/.
+
+Please see the file COPYING for the license information.
+
+Please refer to the instructions provided below if you want to install
+openvas-libnasl. If you are not familiar or comfortable with the procedure
+described below, we recommend that you use a binary package provided by your
+distribution. Information regarding available binary packages is available from
+the OpenVAS website.
+
+Note that you will need the openvas-libraries module to compile openvas-libnasl.
+Further information about this module is available from the OpenVAS website as
+well.
+
+If you have any question or suggestions, please feel free to use the mailing
+list and the IRC chat to contact the OpenVAS developers.
+
+Please use the OpenVAS bug tracker located at http://bugs.openvas.org/ to report
+bugs.
+
+
+Compiling openvas-libnasl
+---------------------------
+
+Before compiling, you will need to configure openvas-libnasl. This can be done
+by executing the following command:
+
+$ ./configure
+
+During configuration, error messages may show up if libraries or applications
+needed to compile openvas-libnasl are not present on your system. Please
+resolve the issues reported and run configure again.
+
+If you want to install openvas-libnasl into a different hierarchy, you may
+want to use the prefix option during configuration:
+
+$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/openvas
+
+More information about the configuration options is available through the help
+option:
+
+$ ./configure --help
+
+Once you have configured openvas-libnasl successfully, you can start the
+compilation by executing the following command:
+
+$ make
+
+To install openvas-libnasl, you can use the following command:
+
+$ make install
+
+Please note that you may have to execute this command as root, especially if you
+have specified a prefix for which your user does not have full permissions.