; Add notes about cross-compiling macOS versions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 399508cacc58d87c9416a453d5db0c9c785041d3..043573e3fca0a80daea2722f8b239671e86a14fc 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ optional argument to do so.
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 * Changes in Emacs 26.2 on Non-Free Operating Systems
 
+** macOS features can now be detected at run-time as well as at
+build-time.  See nextstep/INSTALL for details.
+(This change was actually made in Emacs 26.1, but was undocumented and
+not called out in its NEWS.)
+
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 * Installation Changes in Emacs 26.1
 

diff --git a/nextstep/INSTALL b/nextstep/INSTALL
index 64f8f8fcf70739724d5c0e6f96542418edad411a..726a897c371beb1999390ead7c90c3b52963d631 100644 (file)
--- a/nextstep/INSTALL
+++ b/nextstep/INSTALL
@@ -45,6 +45,35 @@ files will be installed under whatever 'prefix' is set to (defaults to
 require 'sudo' for "make install").
 
 
+Targeting different macOS versions
+----------------------------------
+
+The Emacs build process automatically enables or disables macOS
+features according to the version of macOS it is being built on.  It
+is possible to override this automatic configuration if you are
+targeting a different version of macOS, or wish to build one
+executable that is able to enable or disable features at run-time.
+
+To build a version compatible with an older version of macOS use this
+flag:
+
+  -DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=x
+
+and to build for a newer version of macOS:
+
+  -DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=x
+
+For example, to enable run-time checks for features available between
+macOS 10.6, and 10.12 inclusive:
+
+  ./configure --with-ns CFLAGS="-DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=1060 \
+    -DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=101200 -g3 -O2"
+
+The macOS version numbers are formatted as 10x0 for macOS up to 10.10,
+and 10xx00 for macOS 10.10 and above.  A full list is provided in
+/usr/include/AvailabilityMacros.h.
+
+
 Installation
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