From 4ee74ff54bf23c37b230b902bd7191cac3ea75c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Nelson Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:15:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document GNU make requirement --- README.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 819880c67..9f7485748 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ Ansible role: https://github.com/rossmcdonald/telegraf ### From Source: -Telegraf manages dependencies via [gdm](https://github.com/sparrc/gdm), -which gets installed via the Makefile -if you don't have it already. You also must build with golang version 1.8+. +Telegraf requires golang version 1.8+, the Makefile requires GNU make. + +Dependencies are managed with [gdm](https://github.com/sparrc/gdm), +which is installed by the Makefile if you don't have it already. 1. [Install Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) 2. [Setup your GOPATH](https://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH)