From 776c984cb03130a8ecbb5c45df2fabfa505e3162 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Kirchner Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:55:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adjust documentation for linux packages not maintained by us. --- docs/installing-solidity.rst | 25 +++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/installing-solidity.rst b/docs/installing-solidity.rst index d3f9015a2b82..438c1afa9543 100644 --- a/docs/installing-solidity.rst +++ b/docs/installing-solidity.rst @@ -118,8 +118,17 @@ The nightly version can be installed using these commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install solc -We are also releasing a `snap package `_, which is -installable in all the `supported Linux distros `_. To +Furthermore, some Linux distributions provide their own packages. These packages are not directly +maintained by us, but usually kept up-to-date by the respective package maintainers. + +For example, Arch Linux has packages for the latest development version: + +.. code-block:: bash + + pacman -S solidity + +There is also a `snap package `_, however, it is **currently unmaintained**. +It is installable in all the `supported Linux distros `_. To install the latest stable version of solc: .. code-block:: bash @@ -139,18 +148,6 @@ with the most recent changes, please use the following: but it comes with limitations, like accessing only the files in your ``/home`` and ``/media`` directories. For more information, go to `Demystifying Snap Confinement `_. -Arch Linux also has packages, albeit limited to the latest development version: - -.. code-block:: bash - - pacman -S solidity - -Gentoo Linux has an `Ethereum overlay `_ that contains a Solidity package. -After the overlay is setup, ``solc`` can be installed in x86_64 architectures by: - -.. code-block:: bash - - emerge dev-lang/solidity macOS Packages ==============