From fed72a4803cdb5a277267fd2c3fa8d2764b37bf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jordi Boggiano Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:57:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add system requirements to the docs, fixes #1472 --- doc/00-intro.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/00-intro.md b/doc/00-intro.md index b3fd262df..76a10d5f7 100644 --- a/doc/00-intro.md +++ b/doc/00-intro.md @@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ which describes the project's dependencies. We are simply stating that our project requires some `monolog/monolog` package, any version beginning with `1.2`. +## System Requirements + +Composer requires PHP 5.3.2+ to run. A few sensitive php settings and compile +flags are also required, but the installer will warn you about any +incompatibilities. + +To install packages from sources instead of simple zip archives, you will need +git, svn or hg depending on how the package is version-controlled. + +Composer is multi-platform and we strive to make it run equally well on Windows, +Linux and OSX. + ## Installation - *nix ### Downloading the Composer Executable