Use defines in config.h for type & scanf-patterns for eval. Update docs.

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
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--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -1647,6 +1647,7 @@ architecture and operating system for itself, but the defaults can be
 overridden if necessary.
 
 
 overridden if necessary.
 
 

+.new

 .section "PCRE library" "SECTpcre"
 .cindex "PCRE library"
 Exim no longer has an embedded PCRE library as the vast majority of
 .section "PCRE library" "SECTpcre"
 .cindex "PCRE library"
 Exim no longer has an embedded PCRE library as the vast majority of


@@ -1654,10 +1655,14 @@ modern systems include PCRE as a system library, although you may need
 to install the PCRE or PCRE development package for your operating
 system. If your system has a normal PCRE installation the Exim build
 process will need no further configuration. If the library or the
 to install the PCRE or PCRE development package for your operating
 system. If your system has a normal PCRE installation the Exim build
 process will need no further configuration. If the library or the

-headers are in an unusual location you will need to set the PCRE_LIBS
-and INCLUDE directives appropriately. If your operating system has no
+headers are in an unusual location you will need to either set the PCRE_LIBS
+and INCLUDE directives appropriately,
+or set PCRE_CONFIG=yes to use the installed &(pcre-config)& command.
+If your operating system has no

 PCRE support then you will need to obtain and build the current PCRE
 from &url(ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/software/programming/pcre/).
 PCRE support then you will need to obtain and build the current PCRE
 from &url(ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/software/programming/pcre/).

+More information on PCRE is available at &url(http://www.pcre.org/).
+.wen

 
 .section "DBM libraries" "SECTdb"
 .cindex "DBM libraries" "discussion of"
 
 .section "DBM libraries" "SECTdb"
 .cindex "DBM libraries" "discussion of"


@@ -9539,9 +9544,10 @@ decimal, even if they start with a leading zero; hexadecimal numbers are not
 permitted. This can be useful when processing numbers extracted from dates or
 times, which often do have leading zeros.
 
 permitted. This can be useful when processing numbers extracted from dates or
 times, which often do have leading zeros.
 

-A number may be followed by &"K"& or &"M"& to multiply it by 1024 or 1024*1024,
+A number may be followed by &"K"&, &"M"& or &"G"& to multiply it by 1024, 1024*1024
+or 1024*1024*1024,

 respectively. Negative numbers are supported. The result of the computation is
 respectively. Negative numbers are supported. The result of the computation is

-a decimal representation of the answer (without &"K"& or &"M"&). For example:
+a decimal representation of the answer (without &"K"&, &"M"& or &"G"&). For example:

 
 .display
 &`${eval:1+1}            `&  yields 2
 
 .display
 &`${eval:1+1}            `&  yields 2