X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=fba5f102c1f74d589a820f938c87032d54cceb89;hp=ec3e9c08955560ae80c8ddae06c4639a6078b1fb;hb=44e8e956254815d90472076951b81bc933f83fd5;hpb=658f35259b6cc3f0333a8af593dfc3189bcd4eaf diff --git a/README b/README index ec3e9c08..fba5f102 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Mailing list ------------ The fio project mailing list is meant for anything related to fio including -general discussion, bug reporting, questions, and development. +general discussion, bug reporting, questions, and development. For bug reporting, +see REPORTING-BUGS. An automated mail detailing recent commits is automatically sent to the list at most daily. The list address is fio@vger.kernel.org, subscribe by sending an @@ -119,7 +120,9 @@ Solaris: Windows: Rebecca Cran has fio packages for Windows at - http://www.bluestop.org/fio/ . + https://www.bluestop.org/fio/ . The latest builds for Windows can also + be grabbed from https://ci.appveyor.com/project/axboe/fio by clicking + the latest x86 or x64 build, then selecting the ARTIFACTS tab. BSDs: Packages for BSDs may be available from their binary package repositories. @@ -169,7 +172,9 @@ directory. How to compile fio on 64-bit Windows: 1. Install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/). Install **make** and all - packages starting with **mingw64-i686** and **mingw64-x86_64**. + packages starting with **mingw64-i686** and **mingw64-x86_64**. Ensure + **mingw64-i686-zlib** and **mingw64-x86_64-zlib** are installed if you wish + to enable fio's log compression functionality. 2. Open the Cygwin Terminal. 3. Go to the fio directory (source files). 4. Run ``make clean && make -j``. @@ -180,7 +185,9 @@ To build fio on 32-bit Windows, run ``./configure --build-32bit-win`` before It's recommended that once built or installed, fio be run in a Command Prompt or other 'native' console such as console2, since there are known to be display and signal issues when running it under a Cygwin shell (see -http://code.google.com/p/mintty/issues/detail?id=56 for details). +https://github.com/mintty/mintty/issues/56 and +https://github.com/mintty/mintty/wiki/Tips#inputoutput-interaction-with-alien-programs +for details). Documentation