Re: [PATCH] INSTALL: clarify that libserf is auto-detected by pkg-config

On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 2:04=E2=80=AFPM Nathan Hartman <hartman.nathan@gmail=
.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 12:37=E2=80=AFPM Pavel Lyalyakin via dev <dev@subv=
ersion.apache.org> wrote:
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>> Hello,
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> (snip)
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>> The thing is that the INSTALL document needs a major rework (I think tha=
t everyone can agree with this).
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> (snip)
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> I agree with this!
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> It is something I have looked into in the past, but every time I did, I b=
ecame overwhelmed by how extensively INSTALL needed to change.
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> One good thing is that after the CMake & vcpkg build becomes the "officia=
l" way to build on Windows in 1.16, a huge amount of cruft can be removed (=
all of section II-E). That will result in renumbering the later sections, s=
o maybe it's a good time to just go in there with a wrecking ball.
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> Thanks for giving INSTALL some much needed love!!
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> By the way, I don't agree that it's not glamorous: for many users, INSTAL=
L is likely one of the first pieces of documentation they encounter once th=
ey decide to try Subversion. It was for me when I installed Subversion for =
my $dayjob for the first time in 2007. INSTALL was very good, very clear, a=
nd it gave me confidence that I was dealing with a well made tool. There's =
something glamorous in that :-)
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> Cheers,


I have nominated both changes (r1936876, r1936877) for backport to
1.15.x in r1936879.

Cheers,
Nathan