[PATCH 2/6] docs: compiling: Section off block on how to run from build directory

Peter Krempa pkrempa at redhat.com
Fri Sep 9 14:06:08 UTC 2022


Running from build directory isn't strictly tied to the git-checkout
build so make a new section for it.

Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa at redhat.com>
---
 docs/compiling.rst | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/compiling.rst b/docs/compiling.rst
index 25dd0f4265..fc5556738d 100644
--- a/docs/compiling.rst
+++ b/docs/compiling.rst
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ normal OS vendor prefixes, use
    $ ninja -C build


-When doing this for day-to-day development purposes, it is recommended
-not to install over the OS vendor provided binaries. Instead simply run
-libvirt directly from the source tree. For example to run a privileged
-libvirtd instance
+Running compiled binaries from build directory
+----------------------------------------------
+
+For testing or development purposes it's usually not necessary to install the
+built binaries into your system. Instead simply run libvirt directly from the
+source tree. For example to run a privileged libvirtd instance

 ::

-- 
2.37.1



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