BWA aligner: no install instructions ?

[Jonathan87]

I have downloaded bwa and unpacked it via tar xfvj

What do I have to do now?

I see files named COPYING, README.md and NEWS. None of them contains install instructions. There must be instructions but I cannot seem to find them ?

[adamdeluca]

use the "make" command

[GenoMax]

What OS are you using?

BWA is supplied as a "source only" program. You will need to compile the source code (which is where "make" comes into play) for your OS.

[Jonathan87]

Thank you adamdeluca!

But seriously, where are the instructions ? How can you publish software without giving the slightest hint of how to install it.

Might be obvious for non-newbie linux users but in my eyes that's kind of ignorant not even dropping 2 sentences of how to install :/

I have already seen configure commands and others so I was afraid I would cause more problems than I already had if I was too hasty.

Well thanks again for the help!

Edit: I'm using ubuntu, the make command is what had to be done!

[dpryan]

It's the first few lines of the README.md file:

git clone https://github.com/lh3/bwa.git
cd bwa; make

Though, to be fair, those aren't exactly the best instructions I've ever read (especially since you can skip the git... portion)!

[zee]

Thank you adamdeluca!

But seriously, where are the instructions ? How can you publish software without giving the slightest hint of how to install it.

Might be obvious for non-newbie linux users but in my eyes that's kind of ignorant not even dropping 2 sentences of how to install :/

I have already seen configure commands and others so I was afraid I would cause more problems than I already had if I was too hasty.

Well thanks again for the help!

Edit: I'm using ubuntu, the make command is what had to be done!

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