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| -rw-r--r-- | pcap-config.1 | 22 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pcap-config.1 b/pcap-config.1 index 66b65b11..8f0fdd62 100644 --- a/pcap-config.1 +++ b/pcap-config.1 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ .\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .\" -.TH PCAP\-CONFIG 1 "18 February 2023" +.TH PCAP\-CONFIG 1 "10 April 2023" .SH NAME pcap-config \- write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ pcap-config \- write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output .I pcap\-config writes to the standard output various compiler and linker flags required to build a user program with libpcap. By default, it writes flags appropriate -for building with a dynamically\-linked version of libpcap; see the -.B \-\-static -and -.B \-\-static\-pcap\-only -options for building with a statically\-linked version. Depending on the -manner of libpcap installation, some options or their combinations may -produce empty output \- this is by design. +for building with a dynamically\-linked version of libpcap; see below +for static linking. Depending on the manner of libpcap installation, some +options or their combinations may produce empty output \- this is by design. .SH OPTIONS .TP @@ -121,6 +117,16 @@ libpcap. exits with a non-zero status when invoked with an invalid command\-line option, and with status 0 otherwise. +.SH BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY +.PP +Before libpcap release 1.10.2 +.I pcap\-config +did not treat invalid command\-line options as an error. The +.B \-\-static\-pcap\-only +flag became available in libpcap release 1.10.2. The +.B \-\-static +flag became available in libpcap release 1.1.0. + .SH SEE ALSO .BR pkg\-config (1), .BR pcap (3PCAP) |