svn commit: r1936888 - subversion/branches/1.15.x

Author: svn-role
Date: Wed Aug  5 04:00:12 2026
New Revision: 1936888

Log:
Merge the r1936876 group from trunk:

* r1936876, r1936877
  Update and correct INSTALL regarding libserf, pkg-config, libtool
  Justification:
    Improve documentation
  Votes:
    +1: hartmannathan, dsahlberg

Modified:
   subversion/branches/1.15.x/   (props changed)
   subversion/branches/1.15.x/INSTALL
   subversion/branches/1.15.x/STATUS

Modified: subversion/branches/1.15.x/INSTALL
==============================================================================
--- subversion/branches/1.15.x/INSTALL	Wed Aug  5 03:06:06 2026	(r1936887)
+++ subversion/branches/1.15.x/INSTALL	Wed Aug  5 04:00:12 2026	(r1936888)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ I.    INTRODUCTION
       You'll need the following build tools to compile Subversion:
 
       * autoconf 2.59 or later (Unix only)
-      * libtool 1.4 or later (Unix only)
+      * libtool 2.0 or later (Unix only)
       * a reasonable C compiler (gcc, Visual Studio, etc.)
 
 
@@ -326,14 +326,11 @@ I.    INTRODUCTION
       (see section II.B). Generally only developers would be doing this.
 
 
-      6.  libtool 1.4 or newer (Unix only)
+      6.  libtool 2.0 or newer (Unix only)
 
       This is required only if you plan to build from the latest source
       (see section II.B).
 
-      Note: Some systems (Solaris, for example) require libtool 1.4.3 or
-      newer. The autogen.sh script knows about that.
-
 
       7.  Apache Serf library 1.3.4 or newer (OPTIONAL)
 
@@ -341,13 +338,13 @@ I.    INTRODUCTION
       server (via a http:// or https:// URL), you must link against
       Apache Serf.  Though optional, we strongly recommend this.
 
-      In order to use ra_serf, you must install serf, and run Subversion's
-      ./configure with the argument --with-serf.  If serf is installed in a
-      non-standard place, you should use
+      In order to use ra_serf, you must install serf.  Configure will
+      attempt to locate libserf by default using pkg-config.
 
-               --with-serf=/path/to/serf/install
+      If you don't use pkg-config and serf is installed in a non-standard
+      location, then use:
 
-      instead.
+               --with-serf=/path/to/serf/install
 
       Apache Serf can be obtained via your system's package distribution
       system or directly from https://serf.apache.org/.

Modified: subversion/branches/1.15.x/STATUS
==============================================================================
--- subversion/branches/1.15.x/STATUS	Wed Aug  5 03:06:06 2026	(r1936887)
+++ subversion/branches/1.15.x/STATUS	Wed Aug  5 04:00:12 2026	(r1936888)
@@ -66,10 +66,3 @@ Veto-blocked changes:
 
 Approved changes:
 =================
-
-* r1936876, r1936877
-  Update and correct INSTALL regarding libserf, pkg-config, libtool
-  Justification:
-    Improve documentation
-  Votes:
-    +1: hartmannathan, dsahlberg