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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME b/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME index 154916a..7eea267 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME +++ b/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF # SUCH DAMAGE. # -# @(#)READ_ME 8.148 (Berkeley) 8/1/97 +# @(#)READ_ME 8.156 (Berkeley) 10/23/97 # This directory contains the source files for sendmail. @@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ The options are: NEWDB The new Berkeley DB package. Some systems (e.g., BSD/OS and Digital UNIX 4.0) have this package pre-installed. If your - system does not have NEWDB installed, get the latest version + system does not have NEWDB installed, get version 1.85 from http://www.sleepycat.com/packages/db.1.85.tar.gz. - DO NOT use the version from the Net2 distribution. If you are + DO NOT use Berkeley DB version 2.X with sendmail. DO NOT + use the version from the Net2 distribution. If you are still running BSD/386 1.x, you will also need to define OLD_NEWDB. NDBM The older NDBM implementation -- the very old V7 DBM @@ -731,7 +732,13 @@ SunOS 4.1.3, 4.1.3_U1 101790-01 (SunOS 4.1.3_U1: TCP socket and reset problems). Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x) - To compile for Solaris, be sure you use -DSOLARIS. + To compile for Solaris, the Makefile chosen by makesendmail must + include a SOLARIS definition which reflects the Solaris version + (i.e. -DSOLARIS=20400 for 2.4 or -DSOLARIS=20501 for 2.5.1). + If you are using gcc, make sure -I/usr/include is not used (or + it might complain about TopFrame). If you are using Sun's cc, + make sure /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc is used instead of /usr/ucb/cc + (or it might complain about tm_zone). To the best of my knowledge, Solaris does not have the gethostbyname problem described above. However, it does @@ -828,22 +835,25 @@ Solaris 2.6 (SunOS 5.6) incompatible snprintf(3s) calls. This problem is fixed in sendmail 8.8.5. -Solaris 2.5.1 (SunOS 5.5.1) - Apparently patch 103663-01 installs a new /usr/include/resolv.h - file that defines the __P macro without checking to see if it is - already defined. This causes compile warnings such as: +Solaris 2.5.1 (SunOS 5.5.1) and 2.6 (SunOS 5.6) + Apparently Solaris 2.5.1 patch 103663-01 installs a new + /usr/include/resolv.h file that defines the __P macro without + checking to see if it is already defined. This new resolv.h is also + included in the Solaris 2.6 distribution. This causes compile + warnings such as: In file included from daemon.c:51: /usr/include/resolv.h:208: warning: `__P' redefined cdefs.h:58: warning: this is the location of the previous definition - If you are running with this patch, create a resolv.h file in the - obj.SunOS.5.5.1.* directory that reads: + These warnings can be safely ignored or you can create a resolv.h + file in the obj.SunOS.5.5.1.* or obj.SunOS.5.6.* directory that reads: #undef __P #include "/usr/include/resolv.h" - ... And then file a bug report with Sun. + Sun is aware of the problem (Sun bug ID 4081053) and it will be fixed + in a to-be-released patch. Ultrix By default, the IDENT protocol is turned off on Ultrix. If you @@ -852,7 +862,7 @@ Ultrix IDENT on in the configuration file by setting the "ident" timeout to 30 seconds. -OSF/1 +Digital UNIX (formerly DEC OSF/1) If you are compiling on OSF/1 (DEC Alpha), you must use -L/usr/shlib (otherwise it core dumps on startup). You may also need -mld to get the nlist() function, although some versions @@ -865,6 +875,19 @@ OSF/1 properly due to a bug in the getpw* routines. If you want to use this, use -DDEC_OSF_BROKEN_GETPWENT=1. The problem is fixed in 3.2C. + On Digital UNIX 4.0 and later, Berkeley DB is included with the + operating system and already has the ndbm.o module removed. However, + Digital has modified the original Berkeley DB db.h include file. + This results in the following warning while compiling map.c and udb.c: + + cc: Warning: /usr/include/db.h, line 74: The redefinition of the macro + "__signed" conflicts with a current definition because the replacement + lists differ. The redefinition is now in effect. + #define __signed signed + ------------------------^ + + This warning can be ignored. + IRIX The header files on SGI IRIX are completely prototyped, and as a result you can sometimes get some warning messages during @@ -1439,4 +1462,4 @@ version.c The version number and information about this Eric Allman -(Version 8.148, last update 8/1/97 16:41:54) +(Version 8.156, last update 10/23/97 12:53:12) |
