Rockbox Development > Starting Development and Compiling
Updated Install Directions Sought
[Saint]:
--- Quote from: Timbergetter on January 03, 2015, 06:57:02 AM ---Agree that is the point of a dev image. I’ve made a few in my time. The problem is that the document “The Simple Guide To Compiling In Linux” does not share that sentiment.
This document leads the new user into an attempt to install programs that lead to errors. It continues by requiring the execution of the script rockboxdev.sh which fails in a way that claims support programs are missing. It seems to me that this script is not required to be executed with is intended function being provided by the configure script.
Could I respectfully suggest that the Simple Guide be either updated to reflect the current build process or pulled from the documentation. It caused me far more hassles than if I just applied the concise rockbox.txt directions included with the image, or alternatively listened a bit more attentively to your good self.
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I have no idea what you're talking about to be honest.
The documentation is correct, and it works exactly as intended.
It is you that is choosing to use some ancient, end of life, version of Ubuntu for whatever reason (its over three years old...). The documentation certainly didn't tell you to, mind you, we didn't tell you *not* to either...but it stands to reason, at least in my mind.
The issue is your use of an end of life distribution. Not our documentation. The documentation is correct, I cannot stress this enough.
EDIT:
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I'm not terribly good at wording things sympathetically. It might seem harsh but that's not the intention at all. You even acknowledged in a prior post that you are fully aware that the distribution you're using is end of life, so I'm more than a little confused.
[Saint]
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