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| author | Phil Pennock <pdp@exim.org> | 2011-01-24 14:35:04 -0500 |
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| committer | Phil Pennock <pdp@exim.org> | 2011-01-24 14:35:04 -0500 |
| commit | 4050a04413dda769b60118e3bbb518639be6828a (patch) | |
| tree | 6fd66daaafa68dc0f84e9cf6def4a5016693aab8 /src/README.UPDATING | |
| parent | 1594a79a0b6c74b271cf476c211bb5ff1578187d (diff) | |
Compatibility fixes for dynlookup makefile builder.
Don't abort if CFLAGS_DYNAMIC not defined. Oops!
Attempt to get a POSIX environment on Solaris.
Document POSIXy assumptions going forward.
Problems reported by: Dennis Davis
Diffstat (limited to 'src/README.UPDATING')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/README.UPDATING | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/README.UPDATING b/src/README.UPDATING index 40210a800..0b70caa2b 100644 --- a/src/README.UPDATING +++ b/src/README.UPDATING @@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ that might affect a running system. Exim version 4.74 ----------------- - * No incompatible changes within Exim itself, but the integrated support for - dynamically loadable lookup modules has an ABI change from the modules - supported by some OS vendors through an unofficial patch. Don't try to - mix & match. + * The integrated support for dynamically loadable lookup modules has an ABI + change from the modules supported by some OS vendors through an unofficial + patch. Don't try to mix & match. + + * Some parts of the build system are now beginning to assume that the host + environment is POSIX. If you're building on a system where POSIX tools are + not the default, you might have an easier time if you switch to the POSIX + tools. Feel free to report non-POSIX issues as a request for a feature + enhancement, but if the POSIX variants are available then the fix will + probably just involve some coercion. See the README instructions for + building on such hosts. Exim version 4.73 |