clarifications

SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME 8.20

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME
index 1cb7e30..6eda18f 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/src/READ_ME
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # %sccs.include.redist.sh%
 #
 #
 # %sccs.include.redist.sh%
 #

-#      @(#)READ_ME     8.19 (Berkeley) %G%
+#      @(#)READ_ME     8.20 (Berkeley) %G%

 #
 
 This directory contains the source files for sendmail.
 #
 
 This directory contains the source files for sendmail.


@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ attempt to be back compatible.
 The three options are NEWDB (the new Berkeley DB package), NDBM (the
 older DBM implementation -- the very old V7 implementation is no
 longer supported), and NIS (Network Information Services).  Used alone
 The three options are NEWDB (the new Berkeley DB package), NDBM (the
 older DBM implementation -- the very old V7 implementation is no
 longer supported), and NIS (Network Information Services).  Used alone

-these just include the support they indicate.
+these just include the support they indicate.  [If you are using NEWDB,
+get the latest version from FTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU in /ucb/4bsd.  DO NOT
+use the version from the Net2 distribution!]

 
 If NEWDB and NDBM are defined (but not NIS), then sendmail will read
 NDBM format alias files, but the next time a newaliases is run the
 
 If NEWDB and NDBM are defined (but not NIS), then sendmail will read
 NDBM format alias files, but the next time a newaliases is run the


@@ -147,16 +149,18 @@ ARBPTR_T  The type of an arbitrary pointer -- defaults to "void *".
                this to be "char *".
 LA_TYPE                The type of load average your kernel supports.  These
                can be LA_SUBR (4) if you have the getloadavg(3) routine,
                this to be "char *".
 LA_TYPE                The type of load average your kernel supports.  These
                can be LA_SUBR (4) if you have the getloadavg(3) routine,

-               LA_FLOAT (3) if you read kmem and interpret the value
-               as a floating point number, LA_INT (2) to interpret as
-               an integer.  These last two have several other parameters
-               that they try to divine: the name of your kernel, the name
-               of the variable in the kernel to examine, the number of
-               bits of precision in a fixed point load average, and so
-               forth.  In desparation, use LA_ZERO -- it always returns
-               the load average as "zero" (and does so on all architectures).
-               The actual code is in conf.c -- it can be tweaked if you
-               are brave.
+               LA_MACH (5) to use MACH-style load averages (calls
+               processor_set_info()), LA_FLOAT (3) if you read kmem and
+               interpret the value as a floating point number, LA_INT (2)
+               to interpret as a long integer, or LA_SHORT (6) to
+               interpret as a short integer.  These last three have
+               several other parameters that they try to divine: the
+               name of your kernel, the name of the variable in the
+               kernel to examine, the number of bits of precision in
+               a fixed point load average, and so forth.  In desparation,
+               use LA_ZERO (1) -- it always returns the load average as
+               "zero" (and does so on all architectures).  The actual
+               code is in conf.c -- it can be tweaked if you are brave.

 ERRLIST_PREDEFINED
                If set, assumes that some header file defines sys_errlist.
                This may be needed if you get type conflicts on this
 ERRLIST_PREDEFINED
                If set, assumes that some header file defines sys_errlist.
                This may be needed if you get type conflicts on this


@@ -215,10 +219,17 @@ SETPROCTITLE      Try to set the string printed by "ps" to something
 | OPERATING SYSTEM AND COMPILE QUIRKS |
 +-------------------------------------+
 
 | OPERATING SYSTEM AND COMPILE QUIRKS |
 +-------------------------------------+
 

-SunOS
-       You may have to use -lresolv on SunOS.
+SunOS 4.x (Solaris 1.x)
+       You may have to use -lresolv on SunOS.  However, beware that
+       this links in a new version of gethostbyname that does not
+       understand NIS, so you must have all of your hosts in DNS.
+       I understand that resolv+ works properly, allowing you to
+       specify a search-path of services.  I haven't tried this, as
+       we use DNS exclusively.
+
+Solaris 2.x (SunOS 5.x)
+       To compile for Solaris, be sure you use -DSOLARIS.

 
 

-Solaris

        From a correspondent:
 
           For solaris 2.2, I have 
        From a correspondent:
 
           For solaris 2.2, I have 


@@ -229,6 +240,9 @@ Solaris
           qualified host name. I think "files" has to be before "dns"
           in /etc/nsswitch.conf during bootup.
 
           qualified host name. I think "files" has to be before "dns"
           in /etc/nsswitch.conf during bootup.
 

+       To the best of my knowledge, Solaris does not have the
+       gethostbyname problem described above.
+

 OSF/1
        If you are compiling on OSF/1 (DEC Alpha), you must use -lmld.
 
 OSF/1
        If you are compiling on OSF/1 (DEC Alpha), you must use -lmld.
 


@@ -250,6 +264,8 @@ NeXT
 
        in your .cf file.
 
 
        in your .cf file.
 

+       You may have to use -DNeXT.
+

 BSDI (BSD/386)
        I have reports that the "m4" from BSDI won't handle the config
        files properly.  I haven't had a chance to test this myself.
 BSDI (BSD/386)
        I have reports that the "m4" from BSDI won't handle the config
        files properly.  I haven't had a chance to test this myself.


@@ -338,4 +354,4 @@ version.c   The version number and information about this
 
 Eric Allman
 
 
 Eric Allman
 

-(Version 8.19, last update %G% 11:22:15)
+(Version 8.20, last update %G% 12:38:13)