The procedure to build and then install node has become obscured through changes
to BUILDING.md over the last two years. Much additional information has been added for
running tests, coverage, build docs, etc. and now important steps such as
are 4 pages down from the starting $ ./configure step, and is tacked on the end of
"Building the documentation"! How is someone unfamiliar with the "usual steps"
supposed to find "how to install node" ?
Simplest fix would be to emulate all the new section headings and add an "Installing
Node" section header before the four lines beginning "To test if Node.js was built
correctly:" I somehow feel the new section should be before subjects docs, coverage,
and maybe before even tests, given how much those have been elaborated on.
[doc]
The procedure to build and then install node has become obscured through changes
to BUILDING.md over the last two years. Much additional information has been added for
running tests, coverage, build docs, etc. and now important steps such as
are 4 pages down from the starting
$ ./configurestep, and is tacked on the end of"Building the documentation"! How is someone unfamiliar with the "usual steps"
supposed to find "how to install node" ?
Simplest fix would be to emulate all the new section headings and add an "Installing
Node" section header before the four lines beginning "To test if Node.js was built
correctly:" I somehow feel the new section should be before subjects docs, coverage,
and maybe before even tests, given how much those have been elaborated on.
[doc]