[calls/follow-up-run-script: 2/2] README: Reword plugin search directory section to be more accurate
- From: Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras <devrtz src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [calls/follow-up-run-script: 2/2] README: Reword plugin search directory section to be more accurate
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:16:32 +0000 (UTC)
commit 8213cc22366191af4f656df6b60916cb7a6746cb
Author: Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras <evangelos tzaras puri sm>
Date: Fri Jun 4 15:21:14 2021 +0200
README: Reword plugin search directory section to be more accurate
README.md | 16 ++++++++++------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 307071c7..d00d79ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ command-line option. For example, to run with the dummy backend and
some useful debugging output:
export G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all
- /usr/bin/gnome-calls -p dummy
+ /usr/local/bin/gnome-calls -p dummy
If using ModemManager, Calls will wait for ModemManager to appear on
D-Bus and then wait for usable modems to appear. The UI will be
@@ -49,14 +49,18 @@ inactive and display a status message until a usable modem appears.
### Running from the build directory
You can run calls without having to install it by executing the run script in
-the build folder, i.e. `_build/run`
+the build folder, i.e. `_build/run`. This script will setup the needed environment
+and start Calls.
-When running from the build tree you can use `CALLS_PLUGIN_DIR` environment
-varible to specify the directroy from where plugins are loaded. To e.g. load
-the dummy plugin from the build tree:
+### Call provider backends
+Call provider backends are compiled as plugins and can be loaded and unloaded at runtime
+using the `-p` command line flag, followed by the plugin name.
+
+Setting the `CALLS_PLUGIN_DIR` environment variable will include the specified
+directory in the plugin search path. F.e.
export CALLS_PLUGIN_DIR=_build/plugins/
- _build/run -p dummy
+ /usr/local/bin/gnome-calls -p dummy
### oFono
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