X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=5071617209c7a76d7779cc4a9cfed1972605b464;hb=d4732c5d271e9624019ad6771fad3b6aa304e380;hp=2f80cc896475759d352c9ac21d3e87ba316c7070;hpb=79c87aeda9172e219a842e393c6499c8bf37662a;p=collectd.git diff --git a/README b/README index 2f80cc89..50716172 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ Features - conntrack Number of nf_conntrack entries. - - curl_json - Retrieves JSON data via cURL and parses it according to user - configuration. - - cpu CPU utilization: Time spent in the system, user, nice, idle, and related states. @@ -54,6 +50,10 @@ Features - cpufreq CPU frequency (For laptops with speed step or a similar technology) + - curl_json + Retrieves JSON data via cURL and parses it according to user + configuration. + - dbi Executes SQL statements on various databases and interprets the returned data. @@ -481,11 +481,16 @@ Prerequisites If present, the uuid plugin will check for UUID from HAL. - * libiptc (optional, if not found a version shipped with this distribution - can be used if the Linux kernel headers are available) + * libiptc (optional) For querying iptables counters. + If not found on the system, a version shipped with this distribution can + be used. It requires some Linux headers in /usr/include/linux. You can + force the build system to use the shipped version by specifying + --with-libiptc=shipped + when running the configure script. + * libjvm (optional) Library that encapsulates the `Java Virtual Machine' (JVM). This library is used by the Java plugin to execute Java bytecode. See “Configuring with @@ -568,7 +573,7 @@ Prerequisites * libyajl (optional) Parse JSON data. This is needed for the `curl_json' plugin. - + Configuring / Compiling / Installing ------------------------------------