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  1. C Driver
  2. CDRIVER-722

Improve "build from source" guide

    • Type: Icon: Improvement Improvement
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    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
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      On http://api.mongodb.org/c/current/installing.html, the text

      Minimal dependencies are needed to build the MongoDB C driver. Optionally, if you want Kerberos (GSSAPI) or SSL support, you need to install libsasl2 and OpenSSL libraries and development headers respectively.

      glances over the need for dev headers. Perhaps a bold on "and development headers" would be helpful.

      For RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, related distros, mention "sudo yum install openssl-devel cyrus-sasl-devel", and the equivalent for Debian and derivatives. Windows and Mac users need even more explicit instructions to build from source – e.g., where to download CMake or how to install the Autotools on Mac with Homebrew – as well as instructions for building with SSL and SASL support.

            Assignee:
            jesse@mongodb.com A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
            Reporter:
            neal.rigney Neal Rigney
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