README: update build instructions

2019-02-11 09:52:23 +01:00 · 2019-02-11 09:52:23 +01:00 · ee946d0d8c
commit ee946d0d8c
parent 49461ac56f
1 changed files with 10 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ i3status is developed at https://github.com/i3/i3status

 ## Compilation 

-Compiling is done with the usual make-line
+Prefer installing i3status via your Linux distribution’s package manager.
+
+If you absolutely have to build from source, use:
+
 ```bash
-  make && sudo make install
+  autoreconf -fi
+  mkdir build
+  cd build
+  ../configure
+  make -j8
+  sudo make install
 ```