snort3: inform user of optional dependencies

Add a comment to the package description to inform users that the build
system will not automatically pick gperftools-runtime and vectorscan-
runtime when building from source.

References to performance benefits of using them:
c1b4e80825
b6b2d1e305

Signed-off-by: John Audia <therealgraysky@proton.me>
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John Audia
2025-10-05 06:24:21 -04:00
committed by Hannu Nyman
parent 41e25e864e
commit 950e2856e8

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@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ define Package/snort3/description
and packet logging on IP networks. It utilizes a combination of protocol
analysis and pattern matching in order to detect anomalies, misuse and
attacks.
Note:
When compiling from source, and if your target supports them, optionally
enable runtime dependencies for improved performance:
- gperftools
- vectorscan
These are not enabled by default and must be manually selected in menuconfig
to take advantage of their benefits.
endef
CMAKE_OPTIONS += \