From e6c6a394a46194f704b6b26fa05fcd9348682459 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Silvester Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:38:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ with respect to supported operating system versions. Fixed typo. --- doc/source/developer-manual.sgml | 2 +- doc/source/supported.sgml | 57 +++++++++++++++- .../developer-manual/newrelease.html | 2 +- doc/webserver/faq/installation.html | 65 +++++++++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/developer-manual.sgml b/doc/source/developer-manual.sgml index 37ca8017..e8b472f1 100644 --- a/doc/source/developer-manual.sgml +++ b/doc/source/developer-manual.sgml @@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ git clean -fd packages" above). - The OSXPackageBuilder module generates OS X installer packages + The OSXPackageBuilder module can generate OS X installer packages supporting all Macs running OS X 10.4 and above. Obtain it from Git as follows into a folder parallel to the exported privoxy source: diff --git a/doc/source/supported.sgml b/doc/source/supported.sgml index 420c0658..3d956c0c 100644 --- a/doc/source/supported.sgml +++ b/doc/source/supported.sgml @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ --> At present, Privoxy is known to run on - Windows 95 and later versions (98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10 etc.), + Windows 95 and later versions (98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, + Windows 11 etc.), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OS X (10.4 and upwards on PPC and Intel processors), Haiku, @@ -32,9 +33,58 @@ and various other flavors of Unix. + + The binaries provided by members of the Privoxy team have the following + testing platforms, earliest supported OS versions and processor architectures. Be aware that down-level versions of Privoxy contain known security issues. It is preferable to build the latest code to target earlier OS releases than use an earlier Privoxy release: + + Operating system support for binaries provided by Privoxy team members + + + + Operating System + Privoxy Release + Testing Platforms + Earliest OS Version Supported + Processor Architectures + + + + + Windows + 3.0.33 + Windows 10 + Windows Vista + Intel 32 and 64 bit + + + + 3.0.32 + Windows 10 + Windows XP + Intel 32 and 64 bit + + + macOS + 3.0.33 + El Capitan (10.11.6) + Snow Leopard (10.6.1) + Intel 64 bit + + + + 3.0.26 + El Capitan (10.11.6), Tiger (10.4.1) PPC + Tiger (10.4.1) + Intel 32 & 64 bit, PowerPC + + + +
+ + - But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of + Any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of Privoxy in a networked situation where Privoxy would run as a server on a LAN gateway. Then only the gateway needs to be running one of the above @@ -43,6 +93,7 @@ Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems - is always a possibility. + is always a possibility, as is compiling for older versions of supported + operating systems. ]]> diff --git a/doc/webserver/developer-manual/newrelease.html b/doc/webserver/developer-manual/newrelease.html index f4c69425..fd3bed4e 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/developer-manual/newrelease.html +++ b/doc/webserver/developer-manual/newrelease.html @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@

6.3.5. macOS / OS X

First, make sure that you have freshly exported the right version into an empty directory. (See "Building and releasing packages" above).

-

The OSXPackageBuilder module generates OS X installer packages supporting all Macs running OS X 10.4 and +

The OSXPackageBuilder module can generate OS X installer packages supporting all Macs running OS X 10.4 and above. Obtain it from Git as follows into a folder parallel to the exported privoxy source:

diff --git a/doc/webserver/faq/installation.html b/doc/webserver/faq/installation.html index e47a94be..3b3fb758 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/faq/installation.html +++ b/doc/webserver/faq/installation.html @@ -38,14 +38,69 @@

2.2. Which operating systems are supported?

At present, Privoxy is known to run on Windows 95 and later versions (98, ME, - 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10 etc.), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and - others), Mac OS X (10.4 and upwards on PPC and Intel processors), Haiku, DragonFly, ElectroBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, - OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.

-

But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of +

The binaries provided by members of the Privoxy team have the following testing platforms, earliest supported + OS versions and processor architectures. Be aware that down-level versions of Privoxy contain known security + issues. It is preferable to build the latest code to target earlier OS + releases than use an earlier Privoxy release:

+
+ +

Table 1. Operating system support for binaries provided by Privoxy team members

+
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Operating SystemPrivoxy ReleaseTesting PlatformsEarliest OS Version SupportedProcessor Architectures
Windows3.0.33Windows 10Windows VistaIntel 32 and 64 bit
 3.0.32Windows 10Windows XPIntel 32 and 64 bit
macOS3.0.33El Capitan (10.11.6)Snow Leopard (10.6.1)Intel 64 bit
 3.0.26El Capitan (10.11.6), Tiger (10.4.1) PPCTiger (10.4.1)Intel 32 & 64 bit, PowerPC
+ +

Any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of Privoxy in a networked situation where Privoxy would run as a server on a LAN gateway. Then only the "gateway" needs to be running one of the above operating systems.

-

Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems is always a possibility.

+

Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems is always a possibility, as is + compiling for older versions of supported operating systems.

2.3. Can I use Privoxy with my email client?

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