Imported upstream version 1.4.8

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diff --git a/doc/rrdbuild.html b/doc/rrdbuild.html
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--- a/doc/rrdbuild.html
+++ b/doc/rrdbuild.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 </p>
 <hr />
 <h1><a name="overview">OVERVIEW</a></h1>
 </p>
 <hr />
 <h1><a name="overview">OVERVIEW</a></h1>

-<p>If you downloaded the source of rrdtool you have to compile it. This
+<p>If you downloaded the source of RRDtool you have to compile it. This

 document will give some information on how this is done.</p>
 <p>RRDtool relies on services of third part libraries. Some of these libraries
 may already be installed on your system. You have to compile copies of the other
 document will give some information on how this is done.</p>
 <p>RRDtool relies on services of third part libraries. Some of these libraries
 may already be installed on your system. You have to compile copies of the other


@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ tar</strong> and <strong>GNU make</strong> respectively. It could be that they a
 <p>Once you have decided. Save the two locations into environment variables.</p>
 <pre>
  BUILD_DIR=/tmp/rrdbuild
 <p>Once you have decided. Save the two locations into environment variables.</p>
 <pre>
  BUILD_DIR=/tmp/rrdbuild

- INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/rrdtool-1.3.8</pre>
+ INSTALL_DIR=/opt/rrdtool-1.4.8</pre>

 <p>If your <em class="file">/tmp</em> is mounted with the option noexec (RHEL seems todo that) you have to choose
 a different directory!</p>
 <p>Now make sure the BUILD_DIR exists and go there:</p>
 <p>If your <em class="file">/tmp</em> is mounted with the option noexec (RHEL seems todo that) you have to choose
 a different directory!</p>
 <p>Now make sure the BUILD_DIR exists and go there:</p>


@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ a different directory!</p>
 <p>Lets first assume you already have all the necessary libraries
 pre-installed.</p>
 <pre>
 <p>Lets first assume you already have all the necessary libraries
 pre-installed.</p>
 <pre>

- wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/rrdtool-1.3.8.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/rrdtool-1.3.8.tar.gz</a>
- gunzip -c rrdtool-1.3.8.tar.gz | tar xf -
- cd rrdtool-1.3.8
+ wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/rrdtool-1.4.8.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/rrdtool-1.4.8.tar.gz</a>
+ gunzip -c rrdtool-1.4.8.tar.gz | tar xf -
+ cd rrdtool-1.4.8

  ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR &amp;&amp; make &amp;&amp; make install</pre>
 <p>Ok, this was very optimistic. This try will probably have ended with
 <strong>configure</strong> complaining about several missing libraries.</p>
  ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR &amp;&amp; make &amp;&amp; make install</pre>
 <p>Ok, this was very optimistic. This try will probably have ended with
 <strong>configure</strong> complaining about several missing libraries.</p>


@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ pre-installed.</p>
 <p>If your OS lets you install additional packages from a software repository,
 you may get away with installing the missing packages. When the packages are
 installed, run configure again and try to compile again. Below you find some
 <p>If your OS lets you install additional packages from a software repository,
 you may get away with installing the missing packages. When the packages are
 installed, run configure again and try to compile again. Below you find some

-hints on getting your OS ready for the rrdtool compilation.</p>
-<p>Additions to this list are welcome. In general rrdtool should work with the
+hints on getting your OS ready for compiling RRDtool.</p>
+<p>Additions to this list are welcome. In general RRDtool should work with the

 latest versions of the libraries. The versions listed here are just what was
 current when I tested this.</p>
 <p>
 latest versions of the libraries. The versions listed here are just what was
 current when I tested this.</p>
 <p>


@@ -136,14 +136,9 @@ bad since OpenSolaris does not include an <em class="file">xrender.pc</em> file.
 fix this:</p>
 <pre>
  perl -i~ -p -e 's/(Requires.*?)\s*xrender.*/$1/' /usr/lib/pkgconfig/cairo.pc</pre>
 fix this:</p>
 <pre>
  perl -i~ -p -e 's/(Requires.*?)\s*xrender.*/$1/' /usr/lib/pkgconfig/cairo.pc</pre>

-<p>Make sure rrdtool finds your new compiler</p>
+<p>Make sure the RRDtool build system finds your new compiler</p>

 <pre>
  export PATH=/opt/SunStudioExpress/bin</pre>
 <pre>
  export PATH=/opt/SunStudioExpress/bin</pre>

-<p>Since there does not seem to be a viable msgfmt tool on OpenSolaris (short
-of installing it yourself). You have to call configure with the</p>
-<pre>
- --disable-libintl</pre>
-<p>option.</p>

 <p>
 </p>
 <h2><a name="debian___ubuntu">Debian / Ubuntu</a></h2>
 <p>
 </p>
 <h2><a name="debian___ubuntu">Debian / Ubuntu</a></h2>


@@ -154,10 +149,10 @@ of packages will get added through dependencies.</p>
 <p>
 </p>
 <h2><a name="gentoo">Gentoo</a></h2>
 <p>
 </p>
 <h2><a name="gentoo">Gentoo</a></h2>

-<p>In Gentoo installing rrdtool is really simple you just need to <strong>emerge
+<p>In Gentoo installing RRDtool is really simple you just need to <strong>emerge

 rrdtool</strong>. All dependencies will be handled automatically by the portage
 system. The only thing you should care about are USE flags, which allow you
 rrdtool</strong>. All dependencies will be handled automatically by the portage
 system. The only thing you should care about are USE flags, which allow you

-fine tune features rrdtool will be built with. Currently the following USE
+fine tune features RRDtool will be built with. Currently the following USE

 flags are available:</p>
 <pre>
  doc    - install .html and .txt documentation
 flags are available:</p>
 <pre>
  doc    - install .html and .txt documentation


@@ -188,9 +183,9 @@ expectations, so you may want to compile their latest versions.</p>
 <h2><a name="general_build_tips_for_aix">General build tips for AIX</a></h2>
 <p>If you are working with AIX, you may find the <strong>--disable-shared</strong> option
 will cause things to break for you. In that case you may have to install the
 <h2><a name="general_build_tips_for_aix">General build tips for AIX</a></h2>
 <p>If you are working with AIX, you may find the <strong>--disable-shared</strong> option
 will cause things to break for you. In that case you may have to install the

-shared libraries into the rrdtool PREFIX and work with <strong>--disable-static</strong>
+shared libraries into the RRDtool PREFIX and work with <strong>--disable-static</strong>

 instead.</p>
 instead.</p>

-<p>Another hint to get rrdtool working on AIX is to use the IBM XL C Compiler:</p>
+<p>Another hint to get RRDtool working on AIX is to use the IBM XL C Compiler:</p>

 <pre>
  export CC=/usr/vac/bin/cc
  export PERLCC=$CC</pre>
 <pre>
  export CC=/usr/vac/bin/cc
  export PERLCC=$CC</pre>


@@ -216,14 +211,13 @@ the syntax again differs from system to system:</p>
  export LDFLAGS=-R${INSTALL_DIR}/lib</pre>
 <p>if you are using the Sun Studio/Forte compiler, you may also want to set</p>
 <pre>
  export LDFLAGS=-R${INSTALL_DIR}/lib</pre>
 <p>if you are using the Sun Studio/Forte compiler, you may also want to set</p>
 <pre>

- export CFLAGS=&quot;-xO3 -xcode=pic13&quot;   (SPARC)
- export CFLAGS=&quot;-xO3 -Kpic&quot;          (x86)</pre>
+ CFLAGS=&quot;-xO3 -xcode=pic13&quot;   (SPARC)
+ CFLAGS=&quot;-xO3 -Kpic&quot;          (x86)</pre>

 </dd>
 <dt><strong><a name="linux" class="item">Linux</a></strong></dt>
 
 <dd>
 <pre>
 </dd>
 <dt><strong><a name="linux" class="item">Linux</a></strong></dt>
 
 <dd>
 <pre>

- export CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot;

  export LDFLAGS=&quot;-Wl,--rpath -Wl,${INSTALL_DIR}/lib&quot;</pre>
 </dd>
 <dt><strong><a name="hpux" class="item">HPUX</a></strong></dt>
  export LDFLAGS=&quot;-Wl,--rpath -Wl,${INSTALL_DIR}/lib&quot;</pre>
 </dd>
 <dt><strong><a name="hpux" class="item">HPUX</a></strong></dt>


@@ -257,7 +251,7 @@ not available natively, here is how to compile it.</p>
  wget <a href="http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-0.23.tar.gz">http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-0.23.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c pkg-config-0.23.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd pkg-config-0.23
  wget <a href="http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-0.23.tar.gz">http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org/releases/pkg-config-0.23.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c pkg-config-0.23.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd pkg-config-0.23

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot;

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>After installing pkgconfig in a custom directory, setting up the corresponding
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>After installing pkgconfig in a custom directory, setting up the corresponding


@@ -273,7 +267,7 @@ environment variable will be helpful.</p>
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd zlib-1.2.3
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd zlib-1.2.3

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR --shared
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot; --shared

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -287,8 +281,8 @@ the end of line 4 means that line 4 and line 5 are on one line.</p>
  cd $BUILD_DIR
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libpng-1.2.18.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libpng-1.2.18.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c libpng-1.2.18.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd $BUILD_DIR
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libpng-1.2.18.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libpng-1.2.18.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c libpng-1.2.18.tar.gz | tar xf -

- cd libpng-1.2.18
- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR
+ cd libpng-1.2.10
+ env CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot; ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -314,7 +308,7 @@ add the following at the start the configure line:</p>
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libxml2-2.6.32.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libxml2-2.6.32.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c libxml2-2.6.32.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd libxml2-2.6.32
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libxml2-2.6.32.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/libxml2-2.6.32.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c libxml2-2.6.32.tar.gz | tar xf -
  cd libxml2-2.6.32

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot;

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -329,7 +323,7 @@ config file.</p>
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/fontconfig-2.4.2.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/fontconfig-2.4.2.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c fontconfig-2.4.2.tar.gz   | tar xf -
  cd fontconfig-2.4.2
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/fontconfig-2.4.2.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/fontconfig-2.4.2.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c fontconfig-2.4.2.tar.gz   | tar xf -
  cd fontconfig-2.4.2

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR --with-freetype-config=$INSTALL_DIR/bin/freetype-config
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot; --with-freetype-config=$INSTALL_DIR/bin/freetype-config

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -340,7 +334,7 @@ config file.</p>
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pixman-0.10.0.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pixman-0.10.0.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c pixman-0.10.0.tar.gz  | tar xf -
  cd pixman-0.10.0
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pixman-0.10.0.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pixman-0.10.0.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c pixman-0.10.0.tar.gz  | tar xf -
  cd pixman-0.10.0

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot;

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -354,9 +348,17 @@ config file.</p>
  ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR \
     --enable-xlib=no \
     --enable-xlib-render=no \
  ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR \
     --enable-xlib=no \
     --enable-xlib-render=no \

-    --enable-win32=no
+    --enable-win32=no \
+    CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot;

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>

+<p>When building on Solaris you may want todo</p>
+<pre>
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR \
+    --enable-xlib=no \
+    --enable-xlib-render=no \
+    --enable-win32=no \
+    CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS&quot;</pre>

 <p>
 </p>
 <h3><a name="building_glib">Building Glib</a></h3>
 <p>
 </p>
 <h3><a name="building_glib">Building Glib</a></h3>


@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ config file.</p>
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/glib-2.15.4.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/glib-2.15.4.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c glib-2.15.4.tar.gz  | tar xf -
  cd glib-2.15.4
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/glib-2.15.4.tar.gz">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/glib-2.15.4.tar.gz</a>
  gunzip -c glib-2.15.4.tar.gz  | tar xf -
  cd glib-2.15.4

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot;

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ config file.</p>
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pango-1.21.1.tar.bz2">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pango-1.21.1.tar.bz2</a>
  bunzip2 -c pango-1.21.1.tar.bz2 | tar xf -
  cd pango-1.21.1
  wget <a href="http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pango-1.21.1.tar.bz2">http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/libs/pango-1.21.1.tar.bz2</a>
  bunzip2 -c pango-1.21.1.tar.bz2 | tar xf -
  cd pango-1.21.1

- ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR --without-x
+ ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS=&quot;-O3 -fPIC&quot; --without-x

  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>
  $MAKE
  $MAKE install</pre>
 <p>


@@ -388,10 +390,10 @@ files. This is done via environment variables. Depending on the shell you
 are running, the syntax for setting environment variables is different.</p>
 <p>And finally try building again. We disable the python and tcl bindings
 because it seems that a fair number of people have ill configured python and
 are running, the syntax for setting environment variables is different.</p>
 <p>And finally try building again. We disable the python and tcl bindings
 because it seems that a fair number of people have ill configured python and

-tcl setups that would prevent rrdtool from building if they are included in
+tcl setups that would prevent RRDtool from building if they are included in

 their current state.</p>
 <pre>
 their current state.</p>
 <pre>

- cd $BUILD_DIR/rrdtool-1.3.8
+ cd $BUILD_DIR/rrdtool-1.4.8

  ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR --disable-tcl --disable-python
  $MAKE clean
  $MAKE
  ./configure --prefix=$INSTALL_DIR --disable-tcl --disable-python
  $MAKE clean
  $MAKE