More Linux friendly?

seanos · 03-11-2016, 12:18 AM

Just a small suggestion to make Sigil seem a little more friendly to Linux users.

[Context: I’m still using DiapDealer’s 0.8.6 version & thinking about building 0.9.3]

At the moment the release notes make a point of suggesting you get binaries from Github, but when you follow the link there are, of course, no binaries for Linux. It would help if there was a link to https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...dingOnLinux.md somewhere along the way as it takes a bit of hunting to find it.

Of course, it would be much better if there was a .deb or a repo, but that would require work (!), so in the meantime just a little mention of Linux would be good.

Toxaris · 03-11-2016, 01:43 AM

There are specific instructions on how to build Sigil for Linux directly from source. IIRC that is also mentioned on the GitHub.

seanos · 03-11-2016, 01:48 AM

Given that I included a link to the instructions, I’m fairly sure I knew that!

DiapDealer · 03-11-2016, 09:17 AM

From Sigil's home page (sigil-ebook.com) you can go to the "Get" page for the specifics of getting Sigil on the three platforms (Windows, OS X, Linux). The Sigil on Linux section has a direct link to the 'docs' directory in Sigil's Github Repository, where the BuildingOnLinux documents are first in the list.

If you think a direct link to the Linux documentation from the main README file (instead of the current directions for how to find them that exist there) will be more helpful, I'll certainly see about adding that. I'm just not sure I agree that there's much "hunting" to be done for those who are looking. The 'docs' folder is a fairly traditional location to put additional documentation in a source archive after all.

Thanks for your input.

03-11-2016, 12:18 AM	#1
seanos Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Aura H2O, LG V20	More Linux friendly? Just a small suggestion to make Sigil seem a little more friendly to Linux users. [Context: I’m still using DiapDealer’s 0.8.6 version & thinking about building 0.9.3] At the moment the release notes make a point of suggesting you get binaries from Github, but when you follow the link there are, of course, no binaries for Linux. It would help if there was a link to https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...dingOnLinux.md somewhere along the way as it takes a bit of hunting to find it. Of course, it would be much better if there was a .deb or a repo, but that would require work (!), so in the meantime just a little mention of Linux would be good.

03-11-2016, 09:17 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	From Sigil's home page (sigil-ebook.com) you can go to the "Get" page for the specifics of getting Sigil on the three platforms (Windows, OS X, Linux). The Sigil on Linux section has a direct link to the 'docs' directory in Sigil's Github Repository, where the BuildingOnLinux documents are first in the list. If you think a direct link to the Linux documentation from the main README file (instead of the current directions for how to find them that exist there) will be more helpful, I'll certainly see about adding that. I'm just not sure I agree that there's much "hunting" to be done for those who are looking. The 'docs' folder is a fairly traditional location to put additional documentation in a source archive after all. Thanks for your input. Last edited by DiapDealer; 03-11-2016 at 09:19 AM.

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03-11-2016, 01:43 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	There are specific instructions on how to build Sigil for Linux directly from source. IIRC that is also mentioned on the GitHub.

03-11-2016, 01:48 AM	#3
seanos Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Aura H2O, LG V20	Given that I included a link to the instructions, I’m fairly sure I knew that!