update-pciids: Re-compress pci.ids if needed

[pciutils.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 9b7be2e13eb14ba25ea7e28d57a46b84b6dda422..04e9348f5b5a601b31bce336e016d4f13d42dced 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 This package contains the PCI Utilities, version @VERSION@.
 
 This package contains the PCI Utilities, version @VERSION@.
 

-Copyright (c) 1997--2015 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
+Copyright (c) 1997--2023 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>

 
 All files in this package can be freely distributed and used according
 to the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2 or
 
 All files in this package can be freely distributed and used according
 to the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2 or

-(at your opinion) any newer version. See http://www.gnu.org/ for details.
+(at your opinion) any newer version. See https://www.gnu.org/ for details.
+
+The author wants to clarify that he does not consider programs which link
+dynamically to the libpci to be derived works of the library.

 
 
 1. What's that?
 
 
 1. What's that?


@@ -22,11 +25,13 @@ In runs on the following systems:
        Solaris/i386    (direct port access)
        Aix             (via /dev/pci and odmget)
        GNU Hurd        (direct port access)
        Solaris/i386    (direct port access)
        Aix             (via /dev/pci and odmget)
        GNU Hurd        (direct port access)

-       Windows         (direct port access, see README.Windows for caveats)
+       Windows         (via cfgmgr32 or direct port access, see README.Windows for caveats)

        CYGWIN          (direct port access)
        BeOS            (via syscalls)
        Haiku           (via /dev/misc/poke)
        Darwin          (via IOKit)
        CYGWIN          (direct port access)
        BeOS            (via syscalls)
        Haiku           (via /dev/misc/poke)
        Darwin          (via IOKit)

+       DOS/DJGPP       (via i386 ports)
+       SylixOS         (via /proc/pci)

 
 It should be very easy to add support for other systems as well (volunteers
 wanted; if you want to try that, I'll be very glad to see the patches and
 
 It should be very easy to add support for other systems as well (volunteers
 wanted; if you want to try that, I'll be very glad to see the patches and


@@ -47,7 +52,8 @@ The utilities include:  (See manual pages for more details)
 2. Compiling and (un)installing
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Just run "make" to compile the package and then "make install" to install it.
 2. Compiling and (un)installing
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Just run "make" to compile the package and then "make install" to install it.

-Please note that GNU make is needed on most platforms.
+Please note that a C compiler supporting the C99 standard is required.
+Also, GNU make is needed on most platforms.

 
 If you want to change the default installation location, please override
 the PREFIX variable specified in the Makefile -- e.g., you can use
 
 If you want to change the default installation location, please override
 the PREFIX variable specified in the Makefile -- e.g., you can use


@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ When you are bored of dumping PCI registers, just use "make uninstall".
 The database of PCI IDs (the pci.ids file) gets out of date much faster
 than I release new versions of this package, so it is maintained separately.
 
 The database of PCI IDs (the pci.ids file) gets out of date much faster
 than I release new versions of this package, so it is maintained separately.
 

-It lives at http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/, where you can browse the database,
+It lives at https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/, where you can browse the database,

 download the most recent pci.ids file (e.g., by running the update-ids utility)
 and also submit new entries.
 
 download the most recent pci.ids file (e.g., by running the update-ids utility)
 and also submit new entries.
 


@@ -108,16 +114,17 @@ database is consulted when pci.ids lacks the device.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The current version of pciutils is available at:
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 The current version of pciutils is available at:
 

-       http://mj.ucw.cz/sw/pciutils/
+       https://mj.ucw.cz/sw/pciutils/

 
 The tarball can be downloaded at the following places:
 
 
 The tarball can be downloaded at the following places:
 

-       ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/pci/
-       ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/ (expect a couple of hours delay)
+       https://mj.ucw.cz/download/linux/pci/
+       ftp://ftp.ucw.cz/pub/mj/linux/pci/
+       https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/ (expect a couple of hours delay)

 
 There is also a public GIT tree at:
 
 
 There is also a public GIT tree at:
 

-       git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/pciutils/pciutils.git
+       https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/pciutils/pciutils.git

        https://github.com/pciutils/pciutils
 
 
        https://github.com/pciutils/pciutils
 
 


@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ the example program example.c.
 If you have any bug reports or suggestions, send them to the author.
 
 If you have any new IDs, I'll be very glad to add them to the database.
 If you have any bug reports or suggestions, send them to the author.
 
 If you have any new IDs, I'll be very glad to add them to the database.

-Just submit them at http://pci-ids.ucw.cz/.
+Just submit them at https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/.

 
 Announcements of new versions are sent to linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
 (see http://vger.kernel.org/ for instructions).
 
 Announcements of new versions are sent to linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
 (see http://vger.kernel.org/ for instructions).