From 8cf52651fe83cdea0b1786f8cccedff0b7c33092 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 21:07:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Mentioning libyaml compile errors in troubleshooting. --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c87c2f746..feebbdc69 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -232,6 +232,17 @@ This should make the client keep the connection alive while validating backups. +### libyaml compilation errors + +borgmatic depends on a Python YAML library (ruamel.yaml) that will optionally +use a C YAML library (libyaml) if present. But if it's not installed, then +when installing or upgrading borgmatic, you may see errors about compiling the +YAML library. If so, not to worry. borgmatic should install and function +correctly even without the C YAML library. And borgmatic won't be any faster +with the C library present, so you don't need to go out of your way to install +it. + + ## Issues and feedback Got an issue or an idea for a feature enhancement? Check out the [borgmatic