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diff --git a/doc/CHANGES.md b/doc/CHANGES.md index 753560873..ea09de187 100644 --- a/doc/CHANGES.md +++ b/doc/CHANGES.md @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ * Base design refactored: CSS simplified and reduced, base design colours removed, now provided in example Alaveteli theme override ## Upgrade notes +* **IMPORTANT! We now depend on Xapian 1.2**, which means you may need to install Xapian from backports. See [issue #159] for more info. * Themes created for 0.4 and below should be changed to match the new format (although the old way should continue to work): * You should create a resources folder at `<yourtheme>/public/` and symlink to it from the main rails app. See the `install.rb` in `alaveteli-theme` example theme for details. * Your styles should be moved from `general/custom_css.rhtml` to a standalone stylesheet in `<yourtheme>/public/stylesheets/` diff --git a/doc/INSTALL.md b/doc/INSTALL.md index a891339e6..a666ac2f0 100644 --- a/doc/INSTALL.md +++ b/doc/INSTALL.md @@ -1,8 +1,13 @@ -These instructions are based on getting the FOI site up and running on -Ubuntu and/or Debian. - -It was last run using the Lucid Lynx version of Ubuntu and on the -Parallels debian instance (2.6.18-4-686). +These instructions assume Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.04, or later +(probably, though we won't necessarily have tested in later versions +yet!) +[Install instructions for OS X](https://github.com/sebbacon/alaveteli/wiki/OS-X-Quickstart) +are under development. + +It is possible to install on Ubuntus as old as 10.04, but you must use +[Xapian backports](https://launchpad.net/~xapian-backports/+archive/xapian-1.2) +(see [issue #158](https://github.com/sebbacon/alaveteli/issues/159) +for discussion). Commands are intended to be run via the terminal or over ssh. |