From ccca0f12b2b9ca81f88bbaef599dad0fad860ad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Davin McCall Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:19:29 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] BUILD: explain the USE_UTMPX option a little better --- BUILD.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/BUILD.txt b/BUILD.txt index 7d656b0..6ce4c68 100644 --- a/BUILD.txt +++ b/BUILD.txt @@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ SHUTDOWN_PREFIX=... commands, set this (for eg. to "dinit-"). USE_UTMPX=1|0 Whether to build support for manipulating the utmp/utmpx database via the related POSIX - functions. If not set to any value, support is enabled for certain systems automatically - and disabled for all others. + functions. This may be required (along with appropriate service configuration) for utilities + like "who" to work correctly (the service configuration items "inittab-id" and "inittab-line" + have no effect if this is disabled). If not set to any value, support is enabled for certain + systems automatically and disabled for all others. SANITIZE_OPTS=... Any options to enable run-time sanitizers or additional safety checks. This will be used only when building tests. It can safely be left blank. -- 2.25.1