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authorPhil Pennock <pdp@exim.org>2011-01-24 14:35:04 -0500
committerPhil Pennock <pdp@exim.org>2011-01-24 14:35:04 -0500
commit4050a04413dda769b60118e3bbb518639be6828a (patch)
tree6fd66daaafa68dc0f84e9cf6def4a5016693aab8 /src/README
parent1594a79a0b6c74b271cf476c211bb5ff1578187d (diff)
downloadexim4-4050a04413dda769b60118e3bbb518639be6828a.tar.gz
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
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@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ to which Exim has already been ported, the building process is as follows:
comments in exim_monitor/EDITME about the values set therein, but in this
case everything can be defaulted if you wish.
+. If your system is not POSIX compliant by default, then you might experience
+ fewer problems if you help point the build tools to the POSIX variants. For
+ instance, on Solaris:
+
+ PATH=/usr/xpg4/bin:$PATH make SHELL=/usr/xpg4/bin/sh
+
. Type "make". This will determine what your machine's architecture and
operating system are, and create a build directory from those names (e.g.
"build-SunOS5-sparc"). Symbolic links are created from the build directory