@node Installation
@unnumbered Installation
-GoVPN is written on @url{http://golang.org/, Go programming language},
+GoVPN is written on Go programming language and you have to install Go
+compiler (1.5+ version is highly recommended): @code{lang/go} port in
+FreeBSD and @code{golang} package in most GNU/Linux distributions.
@emph{Make} is recommended for convenient building.
-@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/, Texinfo}
-is used for building documentation.
+@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/, Texinfo} is used for
+building documentation.
+Possibly you also need to install TUN/TAP interface utilities (depending
+on your operating system): @code{uml-utilities} package in most
+GNU/Linux distributions.
Included required libraries:
@item @code{github.com/bigeagle/water} @tab GNU/Linux @tab BSD 3-Clause
@end multitable
-Get the tarball and run @code{make}.
+Get @ref{Prepared tarballs, the tarball}, check its
+@ref{Tarballs integrity check, authenticity} and run @code{make}.
@emph{govpn-client}, @emph{govpn-server}, @emph{govpn-verifier}
-binaries will be build in the current directory.
+binaries will be built in the current directory:
@example
% wget http://www.cypherpunks.ru/govpn/download/govpn-2.3.tar.xz
% make -C govpn-2.3 all
@end example
+There is @code{install} target respecting @code{DESTDIR}. It will
+install binaries, info-documentation and utilities.
+
@menu
* Prepared tarballs::
* Development source code::