aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/host/docs/build.rst
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'host/docs/build.rst')
-rw-r--r--host/docs/build.rst34
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/host/docs/build.rst b/host/docs/build.rst
index d33bea363..0a18e9e9a 100644
--- a/host/docs/build.rst
+++ b/host/docs/build.rst
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ follow the auxiliary download URL for the Windows installer (below).
Git
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Required to check out the repository.
-On Windows, install Cygwin with Git support to checkout the repository,
-or install msysGit from http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list
+On Windows, install Cygwin with Git support to checkout the repository
+or install msysGit from http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
C++ Compiler
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Cheetah
* **Download URL (Windows installer):** http://feisley.com/python/cheetah/
**Alternative method:**
-Install setuptools, and use the easy_install command to install Cheetah.
+Install **setuptools**, and use the **easy_install** command to install Cheetah.
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Docutils
* **Download URL:** http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
**Alternate method:**
-Install setuptools, and use the easy_install command to install Docutils.
+Install **setuptools**, and use the **easy_install** command to install Docutils.
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ Generate Makefiles with CMake
Additionally, configuration variables can be passed into CMake via the command line.
The following common-use configuration variables are listed below:
-* For a custom install prefix: -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install-path>
-* To install libs into lib64: cmake -DLIB_SUFFIX=64
+* For a custom install prefix: **-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<install-path>**
+* To install libs into lib64: **cmake -DLIB_SUFFIX=64**
Example usage:
::
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ Build and install
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Setup the library path (Linux)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Make sure that libuhd.so is in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH,
-or add it to /etc/ld.so.conf and make sure to run:
+Make sure that **libuhd.so** is in your **LD_LIBRARY_PATH**,
+or add it to **/etc/ld.so.conf** and make sure to run:
::
sudo ldconfig
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ or add it to /etc/ld.so.conf and make sure to run:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Setup the library path (Mac OS X)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Make sure that libuhd.dylib is in your DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH.
+Make sure that **libuhd.dylib** is in your **DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH**.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Build Instructions (Windows)
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ Build Instructions (Windows)
Generate the project with CMake
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* Open the CMake GUI.
-* Set the path to the source code: <uhd-repo-path>/host
-* Set the path to the build directory: <uhd-repo-path>/host/build
+* Set the path to the source code: **<uhd-repo-path>/host**.
+* Set the path to the build directory: **<uhd-repo-path>/host/build**.
* Make sure that the paths do not contain spaces.
* Click "Configure" and select "Microsoft Visual Studio 10".
* Set the build variables and click "Configure" again.
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ Generate the project with CMake
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
LibUSB CMake notes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-On Windows, CMake does not have the advantage of pkg-config,
+On Windows, CMake does not have the advantage of **pkg-config**,
so we must manually tell CMake how to locate the LibUSB header and lib.
* From the CMake GUI, select "Advanced View".
-* Set LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIRS to the directory with "libusb.h".
-* Set LIBUSB_LIBRARIES to the full path for "libusb-1.0.lib".
+* Set **LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIRS** to the directory with **libusb.h**.
+* Set **LIBUSB_LIBRARIES** to the full path for **libusb-1.0.lib**.
- * Recommend the static libusb-1.0.lib to simplify runtime dependencies.
+ * Recommend the static **libusb-1.0.lib** to simplify runtime dependencies.
* Check the box to enable USB support, click "Configure" and "Generate".
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt Shorcut:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Setup the PATH environment variable
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-* Add the UHD bin path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\uhd\\bin)
+* Add the UHD bin path to **%PATH%** (usually **C:\\Program Files\\UHD\\bin**)
**Note:**
-The interface for editing environment variable paths in Windows is very poor.
+The default interface for editing environment variable paths in Windows is very poor.
We recommend using "Rapid Environment Editor" (http://www.rapidee.com) over the default editor.
------------------------------------------------------------------------