[taler-docs] branch master updated (34b28de -> b3c9b6d)

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    from 34b28de  Merge branch 'master' of git+ssh://git.taler.net/docs
     new b86cafc  don't say "from Git" for GNU Taler exchange
     new 9ffaa5e  set minimum required version for GNU Taler exchange to 0.8.0
     new 9e34e94  remove package from list of dependencies: Autoconf, Automake, 
Libtool, Autopoint, Libltdl
     new 02f330b  rework instructions not start from "unpack tarball", not "git 
clone" (three instances)
     new 8b32118  suggest grabbing merchant tarball while in taler download dir
     new b3c9b6d  mark up ‘libgnunetutil’

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Summary of changes:
 taler-merchant-manual.rst | 39 ++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/taler-merchant-manual.rst b/taler-merchant-manual.rst
index a49b916..428af0b 100644
--- a/taler-merchant-manual.rst
+++ b/taler-merchant-manual.rst
@@ -283,16 +283,6 @@ Installation of dependencies
 The following packages need to be installed before we can compile the
 backend:
 
--  autoconf >= 2.69
-
--  automake >= 1.14
-
--  libtool >= 2.4
-
--  autopoint >= 0.19
-
--  libltdl >= 2.4
-
 -  libunistring >= 0.9.3
 
 -  libcurl >= 7.26 (or libgnurl >= 7.26)
@@ -315,15 +305,20 @@ backend:
 
 -  GNUnet >= 0.14.0
 
--  GNU Taler exchange (from Git or see `release announcement 
<https://mail.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=taler&idxname=info-gnu&max=20&result=normal&sort=date:late>`__)
+-  GNU Taler exchange >= 0.8.0 (see `release announcement 
<https://mail.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=taler&idxname=info-gnu&max=20&result=normal&sort=date:late>`__)
 
 Except for the last two, these are available in most GNU/Linux distributions
 and should just be installed using the respective package manager. Be careful
 with GNU libmicrohttpd; here, some distributions only include an older version
 that will not work.
 
+While you are in the GNU Taler exchange
+`download directory <http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/>`__,
+you might as well also download the tarball for GNU Taler merchant >= 0.8.0
+(the version number should match that of the GNU Taler exchange).
+
 The following sections will provide detailed instructions for installing
-the libgnunetutil and GNU Taler exchange dependencies.
+the ``libgnunetutil`` and GNU Taler exchange dependencies.
 
 .. _Installing-libgnunetutil:
 
@@ -336,13 +331,11 @@ Before you install GNUnet, you must download and install 
the dependencies
 mentioned in the previous section, otherwise the build may succeed, but could
 fail to export some of the tooling required by GNU Taler.
 
-To download and install GNUnet, proceed as follows:
+To download and install GNUnet, unpack the tarball and change
+into the resulting directory, then proceed as follows:
 
 ::
 
-   $ git clone https://git.gnunet.org/gnunet/
-   $ cd gnunet/
-   $ ./bootstrap
    $ ./configure [--prefix=GNUNETPFX]
    $ # Each dependency can be fetched from non standard locations via
    $ # the '--with-<LIBNAME>' option. See './configure --help'.
@@ -364,14 +357,11 @@ Installing the GNU Taler exchange
 
 .. index:: exchange
 
-After installing GNUnet, you can download and install the exchange as
-follows:
+After installing GNUnet, unpack the GNU Taler exchange tarball,
+change into the resulting directory, and proceed as follows:
 
     ::
 
-      $ git clone https://git.taler.net/exchange.git/
-      $ cd exchange
-      $ ./bootstrap
       $ ./configure [--prefix=EXCHANGEPFX] \
                     [--with-gnunet=GNUNETPFX]
       $ # Each dependency can be fetched from non standard locations via
@@ -398,13 +388,12 @@ Installing the GNU Taler merchant backend
 
 The following steps assume all dependencies are installed.
 
-Use the following commands to download and install the merchant backend:
+First, unpack the GNU Taler merchant tarball and change into
+the resulting directory.
+Then, use the following commands to build and install the merchant backend:
 
   ::
 
-     $ git clone https://git.taler.net/merchant/
-     $ cd merchant
-     $ ./bootstrap
      $ ./configure [--prefix=PFX] \
                    [--with-gnunet=GNUNETPFX] \
                    [--with-exchange=EXCHANGEPFX]

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