From 635afec441202ef26bd8f570bac6b404ef2e3bc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Coleman Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 20:23:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify install-ola.sh replaces following the OLA build guide --- README.md | 6 ++++-- install-ola.sh | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fd3785f..4f2856a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ the light appears automatically. I run this on a Raspberry Pi (a Pi Zero works) on **Raspberry Pi OS / Raspbian 13 (Trixie)**. OLA is no longer packaged for recent Debian/Raspbian releases, so it is -built from source at the `0.10.9` release tag with `install-ola.sh` (see below), -following the [OLA build guide](https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/). +built from source at the `0.10.9` release tag. Just run the included `install-ola.sh` +(see below) — it handles the whole build for you. The script was written based on the +[OLA build guide](https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/), so you don't need +to follow that guide yourself; it's linked only as a reference for what the script does. DMX and MQTT are independent, optional components. Serial control of the QSE is always active; you can run with DMX only, MQTT only, or both. diff --git a/install-ola.sh b/install-ola.sh index 4c02d55..ca3eb11 100644 --- a/install-ola.sh +++ b/install-ola.sh @@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ # Override the version, build location, or parallel-make jobs if needed: # OLA_VERSION=0.10.9 BUILD_DIR=~/ola-build JOBS=4 bash ./install-ola.sh # -# Build the OLA docs reference: https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/ +# This script was written based on the official OLA build guide; you do not need +# to follow that guide as well -- running this script is enough. The guide is +# linked only as a reference for what these steps are doing: +# https://www.openlighting.org/ola/linuxinstall/ set -e