doc: Add configure options for Debian source build (fixes #6824) #14314
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Git: please put the ticket closed on a line of it's own after the subject line and a newline, like so |
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| - ``--enable-geoip``: GeoIP support (requires libmaxminddb-dev). | ||
| - ``--enable-lua``: Lua scripting (requires lua5.3-dev). |
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We don't use the system lua anymore, we use the one we bundle with the rust crate.
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| If you prefer to build Suricata from source on Debian, the `./configure` script allows customization. Run `./configure --help` for the full list. Key options include: | ||
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these seem a bit generic, can we put them in a generic "install from source" section and then link to that from here?
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https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/issues
Link to ticket: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/
Describe changes:
-Added a 'Building from Source on Debian' section to debian.rst with categorized configure options and Debian-specific dependencies, addressing Redmine #6824.
-Formatted in reStructuredText for Sphinx compatibility
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