ncurses 6.4 - patch 20230418

[ncurses.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d9c1dd125e047add64b33f5eb4286ce0a6764d8f..8555f738d640c7af19f47c3fc0c7b6c2f9f473fc 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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--- Copyright 2018-2021,2022 Thomas E. Dickey                                 --
+-- Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey                                 --
 -- Copyright 1998-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   --
 --                                                                           --
 -- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a   --
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written        --
 -- authorization.                                                            --
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--- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.238 2022/12/29 20:30:06 tom Exp $
+-- $Id: INSTALL,v 1.241 2023/04/17 08:04:48 tom Exp $
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              How to install Ncurses/Terminfo on your system
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@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
 
     --disable-root-access
        Compile with environment restriction, so most file-access is limited
-       when running via a setuid/setgid application.
+       when running as root, or via a setuid/setgid application.
 
     --disable-root-environ
        Compile with environment restriction, so certain environment variables
@@ -806,6 +806,11 @@ CONFIGURE OPTIONS:
     --enable-xmc-glitch
        Compile-in support experimental xmc (magic cookie) code.
 
+    --with-abi-altered=NUM
+       Override the displayed (rather than compiled-in) ABI.  Only packagers
+       who have created configurations where the ABI differs from ncurses
+       should be interested in this option.
+
     --with-abi-version=NUM
        Override the ABI version, which is used in shared library filenames.
        Normally this is the same as the release version; some ports have