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diff --git a/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html b/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html index 4bb2747..5a21259 100644 --- a/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html +++ b/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html @@ -67,32 +67,21 @@ software.</p> <p>If all I want to do is reconfigure the software (e.g., change key bindings), which is what I need most of the time, the recommended approach is to modify the config.h file. If the config.h isn’t yet in the project, the following -command generates it from the defaults and compiles the software:</p> - -<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>make clean <target> -</code></pre></div></div> - -<p>Where <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><target></code> is the name of the application (e.g., dwm) found in the -Makefile. I modify the resulting config.h file and run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make clean install</code> to -install the software before committing and pushing my changes to my git repo.</p> +command generates it from the defaults and compiles the software using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make +clean <target></code> here <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><target></code> is the name of the application (e.g., dwm) +found in the Makefile. I modify the resulting config.h file and run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make clean +install</code> to install the software before committing and pushing my changes to my +git repo.</p> <h2 id="dwm-and-slstatus">dwm and slstatus</h2> <p>Since dwm and slstatus are always running, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make install</code> will likely fail for them. The operating system will prevent the installer from replacing running executables with new ones. Hence, we must first stop the running instances of -these programs:</p> - -<ol> - <li>Quit the window manager: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Mod + Shift + q</code> (or if you have modified the -command, use that instead).</li> - <li>Switch to tty: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Ctrl + Alt + F1</code>.</li> - <li>Log in and change the directory to where dwm/slstatus is.</li> - <li>Run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make install</code> to install the software.</li> - <li>Switch back to the graphical session: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Ctrl + Alt + F5</code>.</li> - <li>Verify installation: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">dwm -v</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">slstatus -v</code>.</li> - <li>Commit changes to git and push.</li> -</ol> +these programs (Mod + Shift + q). Then, switch to a tty (Ctrl + Alt + F1), +log in, and change the directory to where dwm/slstatus is. We can run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make +install</code> to install the software and switch back to the graphical session +(Ctrl + Alt + F5).</p> <p>The key combinations for switching to the tty and back may differ across systems. The ones listed above are for OpenBSD.</p> |