Updating the READMEs to better handle OSX.

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index e7d5dad63d82769e36769c8181241d2bae508987..00618d80117433a06f14dcaad9170111a818a9c6 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Basic Installation
    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

diff --git a/README b/README
index 8a7922c42c4a741f00cfe233ca7327fb86a00fd3..fde4001057c1ae3c850facdc4ae58697b0226a36 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through
 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 @@ the "./autogen.sh" command, which calls in turn a number of other
 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
 =====================

diff --git a/README.osx b/README.osx
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..5013bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.osx
@@ -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. 
+