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authorMichael Williamson <mike@zwobble.org>2023-09-01 18:21:57 +0100
committerMichael Williamson <mike@zwobble.org>2023-09-01 19:13:40 +0100
commit53b4c25087aa1b62f1bf3c5feace21c28f529418 (patch)
tree9dbb4a714ff8057064d45252261b25621026cbd4 /README.rst
parentc2c7ed1f25b51947ebb690f6b8464c78fe83bb2b (diff)
Add environment variable for using system libjq and libonig
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ On these platforms, you should be able to install jq with a normal pip install:
pip install jq
If a wheel is not available,
-the source for jq 1.6 is downloaded over HTTPS and built.
+the source for jq 1.6 is built.
This requires:
* Autoreconf
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ This requires:
* Python headers.
+Alternatively, set the environment variable ``JQPY_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS`` to ``1`` when installing the package
+to use the libjq and libonig versions available on the system rather than building them.
+
Debian, Ubuntu or relatives
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