From 9822a802e085d3761ea7defb35c8327764ac34db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Jumper Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:58:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Actual docs in README --- README | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 112 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index e69de29..7bba967 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ + +------------------------------------------------------------ + About this README +------------------------------------------------------------ + +This README is intended to provide quick and to-the-point documentation for +technical users intending to compile parts of Guacamole themselves. + +Distribution-specific packages are available from the files section of the main +project page: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/guacamole/files/ + +Distribution-specific documentation is provided on the Guacamole wiki: + + http://guac-dev.org/ + + +------------------------------------------------------------ + What is guacd? +------------------------------------------------------------ + +guacd is the Guacamole proxy daemon used by the Guacamole web application and +framework. As JavaScript cannot handle binary protocols (like VNC and remote +desktop) efficiently, a new test-based protocol was developed which would +contain a common superset of the operations needed for efficient remote +desktop access, but would be easy for JavaScript programs to process. guacd +is the proxy which translates between arbitrary protocols and the Guacamole +protocol. + + +------------------------------------------------------------ + Compiling and installing guacd +------------------------------------------------------------ + +Please note that distribution-specific pre-compiled packages are available from +the files section of the main project site: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/guacamole/files/ + +guacd is built using the popular GNU Automake, and thus provides the standard +configure script. Before compiling, you need to have compiled and installed +libguac, the core Guacamole library. This is available from the main Guacamole +site at http://guacamole.sourceforge.net/. + +1) Run configure + + $ ./configure + + Assuming all dependencies have been installed, this should succeed without + errors. If you wish to install the init script as well, you need to specify + the location where your system init scripts are located (typically + /etc/init.d): + + $ ./configure --with-init-dir=/etc/init.d + + Running configure in this manner will cause the "make install" step to + install an init script to the specified directory, which you can then + activate using the service management mechanism provided by your + distribution). + +2) Run make + + $ make + + guacd will now compile. + +3) Install (as root) + + # make install + + guacd will install to your /usr/local/sbin directory by default. You can + change the install location by using the --prefix option for configure. + + +------------------------------------------------------------ + Running guacd +------------------------------------------------------------ + +If you installed the init script during compile and install, you should be +able to start guacd through the service management utilities provided by +your distribution (if any) or by running the init script directly (as root): + + # /etc/init.d/guacd start + +Root access is needed to write the pidfile /var/run/guacd.pid. You can also run +guacd itself directly without the init script (as any user): + + $ guacd + +guacd currently takes two command-line options: + + -l PORT + + Changes the port that guacd listens on (the default is port 4822). + + -p PIDFILE + + Causes guacd to write the PID of the daemon process to the specified + file. This is useful for init scripts and is used by the provided init + script. + + +------------------------------------------------------------ + Reporting problems +------------------------------------------------------------ + +Please report any bugs encountered by opening a new ticket at the Trac system +hosted at: + + http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/guacamole/ + -- 1.7.10.4