From c4c71684cf1fc56dbe561fad9519b96f1d2f910c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hniksic Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:59:59 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [svn] Small update. --- doc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ doc/wget.texi | 23 +++++++++++++---------- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 0a9b8f4b..61b25649 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2003-11-15 Hrvoje Niksic + + * wget.texi (Portability): Update slightly. + 2003-11-15 Hrvoje Niksic * wget.texi: Documented that --dont-remove-listing is now diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi index 149a2555..207e9167 100644 --- a/doc/wget.texi +++ b/doc/wget.texi @@ -2907,28 +2907,31 @@ wget` core} and type @code{where} to get the backtrace. @cindex portability @cindex operating systems -Since Wget uses GNU Autoconf for building and configuring, and avoids -using ``special'' ultra--mega--cool features of any particular Unix, it -should compile (and work) on all common Unix flavors. +Like all GNU software, Wget works on the GNU system. However, since it +uses GNU Autoconf for building and configuring, and mostly avoids using +``special'' features of any particular Unix, it should compile (and +work) on all common Unix flavors. Various Wget versions have been compiled and tested under many kinds of -Unix systems, including Solaris, Linux, SunOS, OSF (aka Digital Unix), -Ultrix, *BSD, IRIX, and others; refer to the file @file{MACHINES} in the -distribution directory for a comprehensive list. If you compile it on -an architecture not listed there, please let me know so I can update it. +Unix systems, including Solaris, GNU/Linux, SunOS, OSF (aka Digital Unix +or Tru64), Ultrix, *BSD, IRIX, AIX, and others; refer to the file +@file{MACHINES} in the distribution directory for a comprehensive list. +If you compile it on an architecture not listed there, please let me +know so I can update it. Wget should also compile on the other Unix systems, not listed in @file{MACHINES}. If it doesn't, please let me know. Thanks to kind contributors, this version of Wget compiles and works on Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT platforms. It has been compiled -successfully using MS Visual C++ 4.0, Watcom, and Borland C compilers, +successfully using MS Visual C++ 6.0, Watcom, and Borland C compilers, with Winsock as networking software. Naturally, it is crippled of some features available on Unix, but it should work as a substitute for people stuck with Windows. Note that the Windows port is @strong{neither tested nor maintained} by me---all questions and -problems should be reported to Wget mailing list at -@email{wget@@sunsite.dk} where the maintainers will look at them. +problems in Windows usage should be reported to Wget mailing list at +@email{wget@@sunsite.dk} where the volunteers who maintain the +Windows-related features might look at them. @node Signals @section Signals -- 2.39.2