Merge lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/readme-update into lp:inkscape/0.47.x

[Ted Gould]

[lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/readme-update]

8844. By Ted Gould on 2009-12-01

Moving OSX specific instructions.

8845. By Ted Gould on 2009-12-01

Mentioning the platform specific readmes

8846. By Ted Gould on 2009-12-01

Fixing a Than to a Then. Pointed out by Bulia Byak.

[Chris Morgan (chris.morgan)]

"please dont read on" -> "please don't read on" (INSTALL)
"compiling inkscape" -> "compiling Inkscape" (README.osx)

This is a purely grammatical review, while the content looks fine I can't really comment on it.

review: Needs Fixing

[lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/readme-update]

8847. By Chris Morgan on 2009-12-21

Gramatical Fixes

=== modified file 'INSTALL'
--- INSTALL	2006-05-03 19:30:34 +0000
+++ INSTALL	2009-12-21 16:01:17 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
    If you have problems compiling Inkscape, then see
 http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingInkscape .
 
+   If you are a Mac OS X user, please don't read on, keep to the wiki 
+pages instead: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX
+
    The remainder of this file gives generic installation instructions.
 
    The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for

=== modified file 'README'
--- README	2006-04-10 20:08:11 +0000
+++ README	2009-12-21 16:01:17 +0000
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 an extension mechanism, and the establishment of a friendly, open,
 community-oriented development processes.
 
+
+Basic Installation
+==================
+
 Inkscape uses the standard procedure for compilation and installation: 
 
   ./configure
@@ -32,6 +36,9 @@
 programs such as automake and autoconf.  See INSTALL for more
 details. 
 
+For platform specific instructions please read the README file that
+is associated with that platform (e.g. for Mac OS X read README.osx)
+
 
 Required Dependencies
 =====================

=== added file 'README.osx'
--- README.osx	1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000
+++ README.osx	2009-12-21 16:01:17 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Installation for Mac OS X users
+===============================
+
+We try to keep the Wiki pages on compiling Inkscape up-to-date and 
+comprehensive. It is here: 
+
+http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX
+
+For a brief overview: 
+
+We suggest to use macports (http://macports.org) in order to achieve all
+the necessary components and libraries. Then there is a mighty tool called
+"osx-build.sh" in the packaging/macosx directory of the unpacked tarball.
+This script will do most of the work for you. 
+