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| author | Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> | 2020-12-04 01:34:11 -0500 |
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| committer | Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> | 2020-12-04 01:37:16 -0500 |
| commit | 62f73fdea32ca5c6b6acd21f92e081efd87e1a83 (patch) | |
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clarify version compatibility rule; add GNUnet source tarball link
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diff --git a/taler-merchant-manual.rst b/taler-merchant-manual.rst index 5b64afb7..617cc773 100644 --- a/taler-merchant-manual.rst +++ b/taler-merchant-manual.rst @@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ backend: - GNU libmicrohttpd >= 0.9.71 -- GNUnet >= 0.14.0 +- GNUnet >= 0.14.0 (from `source tarball <http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/>`__) -- GNU Taler exchange >= 0.8.0 (see `release announcement <https://mail.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=taler&idxname=info-gnu&max=20&result=normal&sort=date:late>`__) +- GNU Taler exchange (see `release announcement <https://mail.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=taler&idxname=info-gnu&max=20&result=normal&sort=date:late>`__) Except for the last two, these are available in most GNU/Linux distributions and should just be installed using the respective package manager. Be careful @@ -314,8 +314,12 @@ that will not work. While you are in the GNU Taler exchange `download directory <http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/>`__, -you might as well also download the tarball for GNU Taler merchant >= 0.7.0 -(the version number need not match that of the GNU Taler exchange). +you might as well also download the tarball for GNU Taler merchant. + +GNU Taler components version numbers follow the ``MAJOR.MINOR.MICRO`` format. +The general rule for compatibility is that ``MAJOR`` and ``MINOR`` must match. +Exceptions to this general rule are documented in the release notes. +For example, Taler merchant 0.8.0 is compatible with Taler exchange 0.8.1. The following sections will provide detailed instructions for installing the ``libgnunetutil`` and GNU Taler exchange dependencies. |