From: Alan T. DeKok <aland@freeradius.org>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 14:14:26 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: add warning for WITH_VERIFY_PTR
X-Git-Tag: release_3_2_9~23
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=df330a6867b;p=thirdparty%2Ffreeradius-server.git

add warning for WITH_VERIFY_PTR

so that people know that it kills performance if used in production
networks
---

diff --git a/src/main/version.c b/src/main/version.c
index 172f5d7c8b7..1bdb562349d 100644
--- a/src/main/version.c
+++ b/src/main/version.c
@@ -637,8 +637,24 @@ void version_print(void)
 #endif
 		DEBUG2("  ");
 	}
+
+#ifdef WITH_VERIFY_PTR
+	WARN(" ");
+	WARN("#######################################################################");
+	WARN("# ");
+	WARN("# The server was built with the 'WITH_VERIFY_PTR' flag set.  This is a");
+	WARN("# developer-only build option that DRASTICALLY slows down the server.");
+	WARN("# If you are using the server in a production environment, you will see");
+	WARN("# significantly improved performance (3x-4x) by re-running 'configure'");
+	WARN("# with the flag '--disable-developer', and then re-building and");
+	WARN("# re-installing the server.");
+	WARN("# ");
+	WARN("#######################################################################");
+	WARN(" ");
+#endif
+
 	INFO("FreeRADIUS Version " RADIUSD_VERSION_STRING);
-	INFO("Copyright (C) 1999-2025 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors");
+	INFO("Copyright (C) 1999-2026 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors");
 	INFO("There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A");
 	INFO("PARTICULAR PURPOSE");
 	INFO("You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the");