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Building
-(1) BOINC needs a static library for wxGTK3, compile with
-
- STATIC=yes ./wxGTK3.SlackBuild
-
-(2) Edit DATADIR in the script or run
+(1) Edit DATADIR in the script or run
DATADIR="/home/<user>/.boinc_data" ./boinc.SlackBuild
-to set the data directory in your user's home and build the package.
+to set the data directory in your user's home, or prefered data path,
+and build the package. The default data path is /var/lib/boinc_data.
-(3) If you do not wish to build the boincmgr GUI,
+(2) If you do not wish to build the boincmgr GUI,
BOINCMGR=no ./boinc.SlackBuild
-then you do not need to install the dependencies (wxGTK3).
+then you do not need to install the dependencies (wxWidgets). See
+README.Slackware for details on headless configuration.
After installation you need to join a BOINC project:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php