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@@ -870,16 +870,45 @@ su - postgres
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-uuid=<replaceable>LIBRARY</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build the <![%standalone-include[uuid-ossp]]>
+ <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="uuid-ossp">]]> module
+ (which provides functions to generate UUIDs), using the specified
+ UUID library.<indexterm><primary>UUID</primary></indexterm>
+ <replaceable>LIBRARY</replaceable> must be one of:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <option>bsd</> to use the UUID functions found in FreeBSD, NetBSD,
+ and some other BSD-derived systems
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <option>e2fs</> to use the UUID library created by
+ the <literal>e2fsprogs</> project; this library is present in most
+ Linux systems and in Mac OS X, and can be obtained for other
+ platforms as well
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <option>ossp</> to use the <ulink
+ url="http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/">OSSP UUID library</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>--with-ossp-uuid</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Build components using the <ulink
- url="http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/">OSSP UUID
- library</ulink>. Specifically, build the
- <![%standalone-include[uuid-ossp]]>
- <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="uuid-ossp">]]> module,
- which provides functions to generate
- UUIDs.<indexterm><primary>UUID</primary></indexterm>
+ Obsolete equivalent of <literal>--with-uuid=ossp</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>