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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 30b874cd3a..da24b95c97 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -228,16 +228,18 @@ if ‘CFLAGS’ is specified it must enable optimization. For example: By default for x86_64, the GNU C Library is built with the vector math library. Use this option to disable the vector math library. -‘--disable-crypt’ - Do not install the passphrase-hashing library ‘libcrypt’ or the - header file ‘crypt.h’. ‘unistd.h’ will still declare the function - ‘crypt’. Using this option does not change the set of programs - that may need to be linked with ‘-lcrypt’; it only means that the - GNU C Library will not provide that library. - - This option is for hackers and distributions experimenting with - independently-maintained implementations of libcrypt. It may - become the default in a future release. +‘--enable-crypt’ + Install the legacy passphrase-hashing library ‘libcrypt’ and the + header file ‘crypt.h’. ‘unistd.h’ will declare the function + ‘crypt’ regardless of this option. Using this option does not + change the set of programs that may need to be linked with + ‘-lcrypt’; it only means that the GNU C Library will provide that + library. + + This option is for hackers and distributions who may not yet be + able to use libcrypt alternatives such as libxcrypt and need this + legacy implementation as a temporary workaround. Note that + libcrypt may be removed in a future release. ‘--disable-scv’ Disable using ‘scv’ instruction for syscalls. All syscalls will |