From 101b7fcb55e22533d01b7c993f9714f9687788b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Pitcock Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:37:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Most of this was out of date too. --- README.FIRST | 27 ++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.FIRST b/README.FIRST index 125ece9e..8c23c45f 100644 --- a/README.FIRST +++ b/README.FIRST @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@ -If you don't read this first, we won't help you. -:-) - ******************************* IMPORTANT ************************************* *********** Note for those who dont bother reading docs ***************** @@ -20,9 +17,7 @@ Necessary Requirements: - A supported platform (look below) -- A working dynamic load library, unless - compiling as static, without module - support. +- A working dynamic load library. - A working lex. Solaris /usr/ccs/bin/lex appears to be broken, on this system flex @@ -32,9 +27,11 @@ Necessary Requirements: Feature Specific Requirements: - For SSL Clients, SSL Challenge controlled OPER feature, and encrypted server links, - a working OpenSSL library + a working OpenSSL library or GnuTLS library. CHALLENGE is not supported on GnuTLS + yet. -- For encrypted oper and (optional) server passwords, a working DES, MD5, or SHA library. +- For encrypted oper and (optional) server passwords, a working DES, MD5, or SHA library + implementing crypt(). ******************************************************************************* @@ -45,10 +42,10 @@ Feature Specific Requirements: - Please read doc/index.txt to get an overview of the current documentation. -- The files, /etc/services, /etc/protocols, and /etc/resolv.conf, MUST be - readable by the user running the server in order for ircd to start. - Errors from adns causing the ircd to refuse to start up are often related - to permission problems on these files. +- The files, /etc/services, /etc/protocols, and /etc/resolv.conf, SHOULD be + readable by the user running the server in order for ircd to start with + the correct settings. If these files are wrong, charybdis will try to use + 127.0.0.1 for a resolver as a last-ditch effort. - FREEBSD USERS: if you are compiling with ipv6 you may experience problems with ipv4 due to the way the socket code is written. To @@ -82,11 +79,7 @@ Feature Specific Requirements: Solaris 2.6/7/8 OpenBSD 2.8 NetBSD 1.4 - OpenVMS/Alpha 7.2 (static modules, no ssld) -- Please read NEWS for information about what is in this release +- Please read NEWS for information about what is in this release. - Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, INSTALL - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -$Id$