From 9c3310b6761513e9454f293bd6cfcc6cf7f54921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NRK Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:24:28 +0600 Subject: [PATCH] better document what the optional deps do currently the README only mentions what deps are optional but has no info on what they do. we had an issue where a user was confused about what libexif is used for : https://github.com/nsxiv/nsxiv/issues/58 this makes it clear what each of the optional deps do so that users can make more informed decision on weather they want something or not. --- README.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 747dc7c..2799bf1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ nsxiv requires the following software to be installed: * Xft * freetype2 * fontconfig - * giflib (optional, automatically enabled if installed) - * libexif (optional, automatically enabled if installed) + +The following libraries are optional. They are automatically enabled if installed. + + * giflib : Used for animated gif playback. + * libexif : Used for auto-orientation and exif thumbnails. Please make sure to install the corresponding development packages in case that you want to build nsxiv on a distribution with separate runtime and development