Added hints about nodejs versions and updated docs.

README.md

@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@ The latest version of Spreed WebRTC can be found on GitHub:
 ## Build prerequisites
 
   - [Go](http://golang.org) >= 1.1.0
-  - [NodeJS](http://nodejs.org/) >= 0.8.0
+  - [NodeJS](http://nodejs.org/) >= 0.6.0
-  - [Sass](http://sass-lang.com/) >= 3.2.0
-  - [Compass](http://compass-style.org/)
-  - [Babel](http://babel.pocoo.org/)
-  - [po2json](https://github.com/mikeedwards/po2json)
-  - [autoprefixer](https://www.npmjs.org/package/autoprefixer) 1.1
   - [autoconf](http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/)
   - [automake](http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/)
 
 
+## Runtime dependencies
+
+  Spreed WebRTC compiles directly to native code and has no
+  external runtime dependencies. See http://golang.org/doc/faq#How_is_the_run_time_support_implemented for details.
+
+
 ## Building
 
   [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/strukturag/spreed-webrtc.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/strukturag/spreed-webrtc)
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ The latest version of Spreed WebRTC can be found on GitHub:
   Get Go external dependencies first with ``make get``.
 
   ```bash
-  $ make styles
+  $ make assets
-  $ make javascript
   $ make binary
   ```
 
@@ -72,7 +72,24 @@ The latest version of Spreed WebRTC can be found on GitHub:
   web client will launch.
 
 
-## In place start for development
+## Development
+
+  To build styles and translations, further dependencies are required.
+  The source tree contains already built styles and translations, so
+  these are only required if you want to make changes.
+
+  - [NodeJS](http://nodejs.org/) >= 0.10.0
+  - [Sass](http://sass-lang.com/) >= 3.2.0
+  - [Compass](http://compass-style.org/)
+  - [autoprefixer](https://www.npmjs.org/package/autoprefixer) 1.1
+  - [Babel](http://babel.pocoo.org/)
+  - [po2json](https://github.com/mikeedwards/po2json)
+
+  Styles can be found in src/styles. Translations are found in src/i18n.
+  Each folder has its own Makefile to build the corresponding files.
+
+
+## Running server for development
 
   Copy the server.conf.in to server.conf.
 
@@ -99,7 +116,7 @@ The latest version of Spreed WebRTC can be found on GitHub:
   colors.
 
 
-## Production use
+## Running for production
 
   Spreed WebRTC should be run through a SSL frontend proxy with
   support for Websockets. Example configuration for Nginx can be
@@ -118,7 +135,7 @@ The latest version of Spreed WebRTC can be found on GitHub:
 1. "Fork".
 2. Make a feature branch.
 3. Make changes.
-4. Do your commits (run ``make fmt`` before commit).
+4. Do your commits (run ``make fmt`` and ``make jshint`` before commit).
 5. Send "pull request".
 
 

configure.ac

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ AC_INIT([spreed-webrtc],[unknown],[opensource@struktur.de],[],[https://github.co
 
 # minimum required versions
 GO_VERSION_MIN=1.1
-NODEJS_VERSION_MIN=0.8.0
+NODEJS_VERSION_MIN=0.6.0
+NODEJS_VERSION_STYLES_MIN=0.10.0
 SASS_VERSION_MIN=3.2.0
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/app/spreed-webrtc-server/main.go])
@@ -67,12 +68,13 @@ AC_SUBST(GO)
 
 AC_PATH_PROGS([NODEJS],[nodejs node])
 if test x"${NODEJS}" == x"" ; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([No node.js. It is required to build styles and translations.])
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install Go before trying to build spreed-webrtc.])
-    NODEJS=nodejs
 else
     NODEJS_VERSION=`$NODEJS --version | $SED 's/^v//'`
     AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$NODEJS_VERSION], [lt], [$NODEJS_VERSION_MIN],
-        [AC_MSG_WARN([Please install node.js $NODEJS_VERSION_MIN or newer before trying to build styles (found node.js $NODEJS_VERSION).])])
+        [AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install node.js $NODEJS_VERSION_MIN or newer before trying to build spreed-webrtc (found node.js $NODEJS_VERSION).])])
+    AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$NODEJS_VERSION], [lt], [$NODEJS_VERSION_STYLES_MIN],
+        [AC_MSG_WARN([Please install node.js NODEJS_VERSION_STYLES_MIN or newer before trying to build styles (found node.js $NODEJS_VERSION).])])
 fi
 AC_SUBST(NODEJS)