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authorGravatar Googler <noreply@google.com>2017-03-28 12:56:57 +0000
committerGravatar Philipp Wollermann <philwo@google.com>2017-03-28 19:51:16 +0000
commitc82a16186dd5c1291c1b6609a9d0762ad6183ca9 (patch)
treef7ffad40d9a984f2600ace7af2994ceb4fef1e79 /site/versions
parentf7ceb426c71aa14eb09dc7b24d696897b5c5fb44 (diff)
- Clarify that we still support Ubuntu 14.04.
- When compiling from source, adding instructions to install OpenJDK 8 -- PiperOrigin-RevId: 151440425 MOS_MIGRATED_REVID=151440425
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-rw-r--r--site/versions/master/docs/install-compile-source.md27
-rw-r--r--site/versions/master/docs/install-ubuntu.md1
-rw-r--r--site/versions/master/docs/install.md2
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/site/versions/master/docs/install-compile-source.md b/site/versions/master/docs/install-compile-source.md
index 0291fe6d31..e070f952de 100644
--- a/site/versions/master/docs/install-compile-source.md
+++ b/site/versions/master/docs/install-compile-source.md
@@ -5,21 +5,24 @@ title: Compile Bazel from Source
# <a name="compiling-from-source"></a>Compile Bazel from source
-The standard way of compiling a release version of Bazel from source
-is to use a distribution archive. Download `bazel-<VERSION>-dist.zip`
-from
-the [release page](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases) for
-the desired version. We recommend to also verify the signature made by our
-[release key](https://bazel.build/bazel-release.pub.gpg) 48457EE0.
+1. Install OpenJDK 8:
+ ```
+ $ sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
+ ```
-Unzip the archive and call `bash ./compile.sh`; this will create a
-bazel binary in `output/bazel`. This binary is self-contained,
-so it can be copied to a directory on the PATH (e.g.,
-`/usr/local/bin`) or used in-place.
+2. The standard way of compiling a release version of Bazel from source is to
+ use a distribution archive. Download `bazel-<VERSION>-dist.zip` from the
+ [release page](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases) for the desired
+ version. We recommend to also verify the signature made by our
+ [release key](https://bazel.build/bazel-release.pub.gpg) 48457EE0.
-##<a name="compiling-from-source-issues"></a>Known issues when compiling from source
+3. Unzip the archive and call `bash ./compile.sh`; this will create a bazel
+ binary in `output/bazel`. This binary is self-contained, so it can be copied
+ to a directory on the PATH (such as `/usr/local/bin`) or used in-place.
-**On Windows:**
+## <a name="compiling-from-source-issues"></a>Known issues when compiling from source
+
+### On Windows:
* version 0.4.4 and below: `compile.sh` may fail right after start with an error
like this:
diff --git a/site/versions/master/docs/install-ubuntu.md b/site/versions/master/docs/install-ubuntu.md
index cdc88f7628..1c531049b9 100644
--- a/site/versions/master/docs/install-ubuntu.md
+++ b/site/versions/master/docs/install-ubuntu.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Supported Ubuntu Linux platforms:
* 16.04 (LTS)
* 15.10
+* 14.04 (LTS)
Install Bazel on Ubuntu using one of the following methods:
diff --git a/site/versions/master/docs/install.md b/site/versions/master/docs/install.md
index 168aaac883..dd69f7a270 100644
--- a/site/versions/master/docs/install.md
+++ b/site/versions/master/docs/install.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ title: Installing Bazel
See the instructions for installing Bazel on:
-* [Ubuntu Linux (16.04 (LTS) and 15.10)](install-ubuntu.md)
+* [Ubuntu Linux (16.04, 15.10, and 14.04)](install-ubuntu.md)
* [Mac OS X](install-os-x.md)
* [Windows (highly experimental)](install-windows.md)