From fd4ad7c6f78fd5548e5c32b1dac06729ab3c82d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Owens Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 21:27:50 -0400 Subject: Update docs with 'Running Without Installing' instructions --- README.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d4f2ba4bf..ac467d176 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ make install Other platforms such as Windows and Mac require a lot more and are considered a developer and packager task. These instructions are kept on the Inkscape wiki. +Running Without Installing +========================== + +For developers and others who want to run inskape without installing it: + +```bash +ln -s . share/inkscape +mkdir build +cd build +cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$PWD/../ +make -j4 +./bin/inkscape +``` + +This won't work for other platforms such as Windows and Mac, see above. But +what it is doing is linking the share directory into a location where +the inkscape binary will be able to find it. Allowing you to change the +inkscape shared files without rebuilding or installing. + Required Dependencies ===================== -- cgit v1.2.3