BUILD: enable poll() by default in the makefile
This allows to build haproxy for unknown targets and still have poll().
If for any reason a target does not support it, just passing USE_POLL=""
disables it.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index daa64ee..da6efe9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@
# Depending on the target platform, some options are set, as well as some
# CFLAGS and LDFLAGS. The USE_* values are set to "implicit" so that they are
# not reported in the build options string. You should not have to change
-# anything there.
+# anything there. poll() is always supported, unless explicitly disabled by
+# passing USE_POLL="" on the make command line.
+USE_POLL = default
+
ifeq ($(TARGET),generic)
# generic system target has nothing specific
USE_POLL = implicit
diff --git a/README b/README
index 3f7dce2..0da3720 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
To build haproxy, you will need :
- GNU make. Neither Solaris nor OpenBSD's make work with the GNU Makefile.
However, specific Makefiles for BSD and OSX are provided.
- - GCC between 2.91 and 4.5.0. Others may work, but not tested.
+ - GCC between 2.91 and 4.7. Others may work, but not tested.
- GNU ld
Also, you might want to build with libpcre support, which will provide a very
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@
If you get build errors because of strange symbols or section mismatches,
simply remove -g from DEBUG_CFLAGS.
+You can easily define your own target with the GNU Makefile. Unknown targets
+are processed with no default option except USE_POLL=default. So you can very
+well use that property to define your own set of options. USE_POLL can even be
+disabled by setting USE_POLL="". For example :
+
+ $ gmake TARGET=tiny USE_POLL="" TARGET_CFLAGS=-fomit-frame-pointer
+
2) How to install it
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