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-rw-r--r--pcap-config.114
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pcap-config.1 b/pcap-config.1
index a98b0a78..8f0fdd62 100644
--- a/pcap-config.1
+++ b/pcap-config.1
@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ pcap-config \- write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output
.I pcap\-config
writes to the standard output various compiler and linker flags required to
build a user program with libpcap. By default, it writes flags appropriate
-for building with a dynamically\-linked version of libpcap; see the
-.B \-\-static
-and
-.B \-\-static\-pcap\-only
-options for building with a statically\-linked version. Depending on the
-manner of libpcap installation, some options or their combinations may
-produce empty output \- this is by design.
+for building with a dynamically\-linked version of libpcap; see below
+for static linking. Depending on the manner of libpcap installation, some
+options or their combinations may produce empty output \- this is by design.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
@@ -123,7 +119,9 @@ option, and with status 0 otherwise.
.SH BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
.PP
-The
+Before libpcap release 1.10.2
+.I pcap\-config
+did not treat invalid command\-line options as an error. The
.B \-\-static\-pcap\-only
flag became available in libpcap release 1.10.2. The
.B \-\-static