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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index be27a1b600..623d64a4b5 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -256,16 +256,18 @@ configure with @option{--disable-werror}. By default for x86_64, @theglibc{} is built with the vector math library. Use this option to disable the vector math library. -@item --disable-crypt -Do not install the passphrase-hashing library @file{libcrypt} or the -header file @file{crypt.h}. @file{unistd.h} will still declare the -function @code{crypt}. Using this option does not change the set of -programs that may need to be linked with @option{-lcrypt}; it only -means that @theglibc{} 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. +@item --enable-crypt +Install the legacy passphrase-hashing library @file{libcrypt} and the +header file @file{crypt.h}. @file{unistd.h} will declare the function +@code{crypt} regardless of this option. Using this option does not +change the set of programs that may need to be linked with +@option{-lcrypt}; it only means that @theglibc{} 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. @item --disable-scv Disable using @code{scv} instruction for syscalls. All syscalls will use |