Updated README files to mention autogen.sh (hi lazyfrosch!)

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 68491c41a5c4cab3b1362c8d0f5aadb42f6a8435..e1bffa52fa656e7398054085da475c4a42aeb24a 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ The configure script supports all the usual parameters one comes to expect
 from autoconf. In particular you may want to use --prefix to specify an
 alternative installation prefix.
 
+Note: The Git repository does not contain any auto-generated Autotools files,
+i.e. there is no 'configure' script. In this case you will need to regenerate
+the 'configure' script by running 'autogen.sh'. However, as an end-user you
+should reconsider whether you really want to use the code from the Git
+repository. In general it is advisable to use one of the dist tarballs instead.
+
 Running Icinga 2
 ----------------
 
@@ -73,3 +79,6 @@ Icinga 2 reads a single configuration file which is used to specify all
 configuration settings (global settings, hosts, services, etc.). The
 configuration format is explained in detail in the docs/icinga2-config.txt
 file.
+
+By default "make install" installs example configuration files to /etc/icinga2
+unless you have specified a different prefix or sysconfdir.

diff --git a/README b/README
index 5c51fcd89b51048655961154dd6476389a38bd1c..b1c47972582fe56db48f082f281a9958cb4508bf 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ information about how to install it.
 The documentation file docs/icinga2-intro.txt contains an in-depth overview
 of currently implemented and planned features for Icinga 2.
 
+Read the INSTALL file for information on how to install Icinga 2.
+
 Check the project website at http://www.icinga.org/ for status updates and
 https://www.icinga.org/support/ if you want to contact us.