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diff --git a/doc/libutmps/index.html b/doc/libutmps/index.html index f2fb86f..dc41fda 100644 --- a/doc/libutmps/index.html +++ b/doc/libutmps/index.html @@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ interface, which in utmps is implemented as a series of thin wrappers around the utmps library. </p> +<p> + A suitable <tt>utmpx.h</tt> header can be found in the <tt>utmps/</tt> +subdirectory of +the header installation directory; if the <tt>--enable-libc-includes</tt> +option has been given to configure, it can also be found directly +in that directory. (Example: <tt>/usr/include/utmps/utmpz.h</tt> is +always installed, but if the option has been given at nsss build time, +<tt>/usr/include/utmpx.h</tt> is also installed and replaces the +version provided by the libc.) +</p> + <h2> Compiling </h2> <ul> @@ -42,9 +53,17 @@ around the utmps library. are visible in your header search path. </li> <li> Use <tt>#include <utmps/utmps.h></tt> </li> <li> To use the standard <tt>utmpx.h</tt> interface, you can -just <tt>#include <utmpx.h></tt>, which will work as long -as the <tt>utmps/utmpx.h</tt> header is accessible in your header -search path. </li> +just <tt>#include <utmpx.h></tt>, which will work: + <ul> + <li> either if the <tt>--enable-libc-includes</tt> option +has been given at utmps build time </li> + <li> or if you give the <tt>-I/usr/include/utmps</tt> option +to your compiler. (Depending on your standard header location, +specify that the header search path should include the +<tt>utmps</tt> subdirectory of that location.) This is useful when +the administrator did not want to overwrite the libc-provided +<tt>utmpx.h</tt> file when they installed utmps. </li> + </ul> </li> </ul> <h2> Linking </h2> |