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diff --git a/contrib/tcpdump/PLATFORMS b/contrib/tcpdump/PLATFORMS index ec85e59be6d0..4f11c5156416 100644 --- a/contrib/tcpdump/PLATFORMS +++ b/contrib/tcpdump/PLATFORMS @@ -1,9 +1,16 @@ -== Tested platforms == -NetBSD 5.1/i386 (mcr - 2012/4/1) -Debian Linux (squeeze/i386) (mcr - 2012/4/1) - ---- -RedHat Linux 6.1/i386 (assar) -FreeBSD 2.2.8/i386 (itojun) +In many operating systems tcpdump is available as a native package or port, +which simplifies installation of updates and long-term maintenance. However, +the native packages are sometimes a few versions behind and to try a more +recent snapshot it will take to compile tcpdump from the source code. +tcpdump compiles and works on at least the following platforms: +* AIX +* FreeBSD +* HP-UX 11i +* Linux (any) with glibc (usually just works) +* Linux (any) with musl libc (sometimes fails to compile, please report any bugs) +* Mac OS X / macOS +* NetBSD +* OpenWrt +* Solaris |