README.ports

                        ProFTPD 1.2 README.ports
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See the web site for a more complete and current list:

        http://www.proftpd.org/platforms.html

If you have successfully built and run ProFTPD on a platform not listed,
you are invited to share your experience.  Please include your platform
name and version (e.g. `uname -a`), compiler and version, the proftpd
version (e.g `./proftpd -v`), any optional modules that you are using
(e.g. `./proftpd -l`), and any special instructions or comments.

        proftpd-devel@proftpd.org
        http://www.proftpd.org/platforms.html


The Linux compilation environment largely depends on the kernel,
glibc, gcc, and libpam.  So, please either report the versions of
these components, or the distribution name, version and any patches
affecting the compilation environment.


ProFTPD has been reported to build on the following:

    OS                 Compiler     Comments
    -----------------  -----------  ----------------------------------------
    AIX 3.2                         native compiler
    AIX 4.2                         tested
    AIX 4.2.1          gcc 2.95.2   see README.AIX
    AIX 4.2.1          cc 4.4       see README.AIX
    AIX 4.3.3          cc 4.4       see README.AIX

    BSDI 2.x                        possibly
    BSDI 3.1                        tested; use gmake instead of make
    BSDI 4.0

   ?BSD/OS 4.1
   ?BSD/OS 4.2

    Compaq Tru64 5.0A
    Compaq Tru64 5.0B
    Compaq Tru64 5.1B

    DEC OFS/1                    native compiler
    Digital UNIX 4.0A

    FreeBSD 2.2.7                   tested, see README.FreeBSD
    FreeBSD 3.3                     see README.FreeBSD
    FreeBSD 3.5        gcc          see README.FreeBSD
    FreeBSD 4.1        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.2        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.3        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.4        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.5        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.6        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.7        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.8        gcc
    FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE
    FreeBSD 5.0        gcc

    HP/UX 10.x
    HP/UX 11.x                      native compiler or gcc

    IRIX 6.2
    IRIX 6.3                        native compiler or gcc
    IRIX 6.4                        tested
    IRIX 6.5           cc 7.30     

    Linux              gcc          kernel 2.0.x, 2.2.x or 2.4.x
                                    glibc2 (libc6) required
    MacOS X

    NetBSD 1.4         gcc
   ?NetBSD 1.5         gcc
    NetBSD 1.6.1       gcc

    OpenBSD 2.2
    OpenBSD 2.3
    OpenBSD 2.6        gcc
    OpenBSD 2.7        gcc
    OpenBSD 2.8        gcc

    Solaris 2.5        gcc 2.91.66  see README.Solaris2.5x
    Solaris 2.5.1      gcc          see README.Solaris2.5x
    Solaris 2.6
    Solaris 7
    Solaris 8          cc 5.0
    Solaris 8          gcc 2.95.2
    Solaris 9          gcc 2.95.3

    UnixWare 7                      see README.Unixware

Linux distributions:
   ?Caldera 2.3        gcc
    Conectiva 5.0      gcc          bundled
    Debian 2.2         gcc
   ?Immunix 6.2        gcc
    Mandrake 7.2       gcc
    Red Hat 6.2        gcc
    Red Hat 7.0        gcc
    Slackware 7        gcc
    SuSE 6.4           gcc
    Trustix 1.2        gcc 2.95.2   bundled
   ?TurboLinux 6.0     gcc