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@@ -49,15 +49,45 @@ instead. Finally, you need the (which should be available from your operating system's package manager). -To compile and install SSHFS, extract the tarball and run: +To build and install, we recommend to use +[Meson](http://mesonbuild.com/) (version 0.38 or newer) and +[Ninja](https://ninja-build.org). After extracting the sshfs tarball, +create a (temporary) build directory and run Meson and Ninja: + + $ md build; cd build + $ meson .. + $ ninja + $ sudo ninja install + +Normally, the default build options will work fine. If you +nevertheless want to adjust them, you can do so with the *mesonconf* +command: + + $ mesonconf # list options + $ mesonconf -D strip=true # set an option + $ ninja # rebuild + + +Alternate Installation +---------------------- + +If you are not able to use Meson and Ninja, please report this to the +sshfs mailing list. Until the problem is resolved, you may fall back +to an in-source build using autotools: + + $ ./configure + $ make + $ sudo make install + +Note that support for building with autotools may disappear at some +point, so if you depend on using autotools for some reason please let +the sshfs developers know! + ./configure make sudo make install -When checking out from git (instead of using a release tarball), you -will need to run `autoreconf -i` before `./configure`. - Getting Help ------------ |