[pkgsrc/trunk]: pkgsrc/doc/guide/files Add a note about Win2k3 R2 and WinVist...

[tv <tv%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/pkgsrc/rev/5b5ddb0fbdb9
branches:  trunk
changeset: 521205:5b5ddb0fbdb9
user:      tv <tv%pkgsrc.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Nov 06 17:58:06 2006 +0000

description:
Add a note about Win2k3 R2 and WinVista's SUA subsystem.
Add note about disabling DEP completely on Windows in some cases.
Remove link to defunct X-Win32 LX.

diffstat:

 doc/guide/files/platforms.xml |  29 +++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diffs (57 lines):

diff -r 18124820a9b6 -r 5b5ddb0fbdb9 doc/guide/files/platforms.xml
--- a/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml     Mon Nov 06 15:23:55 2006 +0000
+++ b/doc/guide/files/platforms.xml     Mon Nov 06 17:58:06 2006 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.42 2006/09/17 23:55:28 ben Exp $ -->
+<!-- $NetBSD: platforms.xml,v 1.43 2006/11/06 17:58:06 tv Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="platforms">
   <title>Using pkgsrc on systems other than &os;</title>
@@ -383,9 +383,13 @@
       (not including XP Home), or 2003.  SFU can be downloaded from <ulink
       url="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/";>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/</ulink>.</para>
 
-      <para>Services for Unix 3.5, current as of this writing, has been tested.  3.0
-      or 3.1 may work, but are not officially supported.  (The main difference
-      in 3.0/3.1 is lack of pthreads.)</para>
+      <para>Services for Unix 3.5 has been tested.  3.0 or 3.1 may work, but
+      are not officially supported.  (The main difference in 3.0/3.1 is lack
+      of pthreads, but other parts of libc may also be lacking.)</para>
+
+      <para>Services for Unix Applications (aka SUA) is an integrated component
+      of Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista.  As of this writing, SUA's
+      Interix 5.x subsystem not been tested with pkgsrc.</para>
 
       <sect3 id="platform.interix-sfu-install">
        <title>When installing Interix/SFU</title>
@@ -424,6 +428,17 @@
        hotfixes available for personal use from <ulink
        url="http://www.duh.org/interix/hotfixes.php";>http://www.duh.org/interix/hotfixes.php</ulink>.</para>
 
+       <para>In addition to the hotfix noted above, it may be necessary to
+       disable Data Execution Prevention entirely to make Interix functional.
+       This may happen only with certain types of CPUs; the cause is not fully
+       understood at this time.  If gcc or other applications still segfault
+       repeatedly after installing one of the hotfixes note above, the
+       following option can be added to the appropriate "boot.ini" line on the
+       Windows boot drive:  /NoExecute=AlwaysOff
+       (WARNING, this will disable DEP completely, which may be a security
+       risk if applications are often run as a user in the Administrators
+       group!)</para>
+
       </sect3>
 
       <sect3 id="platform.interix-sfu-postinstall">
@@ -501,12 +516,6 @@
          and the free X11 server included with
          <ulink url="http://x.cygwin.com/";>Cygwin</ulink>.</para>
 
-         <para>Also, StarNet Communications has graciously provided a free
-         version of their X-Win32 product that accepts connections only
-         from localhost:
-         <ulink url="http://www.starnet.com/xwin32LX/get_xwin32LX.htm";>X-Win32 LX</ulink>,
-         recommended by the maintainer of Interix pkgsrc support.</para></listitem>
-
          <listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">X11 acceleration:</emphasis></para>
          <para>Because Interix runs in a completely different NT subsystem from
          Win32 applications, it does not currently support various X11