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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>2002-12-10 04:05:39 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>2002-12-10 04:05:39 +0000
commite5e45b53371ed058ed385b1940e8b36419740750 (patch)
tree38423c4a874ce6ee94738a77bc613f3ec03e61fa /INSTALL
parent2231b60efc430694aba2d91352984ac51f15c406 (diff)
Update.
2002-12-09 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list: Add __libc_creat and __libc_select aliases. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigwaitinfo.c: Define __libc_sigwaitinfo alias. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigwait.c: Define __libc_sigwait alias. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigsuspend.c: Define __libc_sigsuspend alias. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/poll.c: Define __libc_poll alias. * sysdeps/unix/syscalls.list: Define __libc_select alias. * sysdeps/posix/waitid.c: Define __libc_waitid alias. * sysdeps/posix/sigpause.c: Define __libc_sigpause and __libc___xpg_sigpause aliases. * sysdeps/generic/pselect.c: Define __libc_pselect alias. * misc/error.c: Remove use of USE_IN_LIBIO.
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -316,20 +316,11 @@ build the GNU C library:
Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular
platforms.
- * GNU `binutils' 2.10.1 or later
+ * GNU `binutils' 2.13 or later
- You must use GNU `binutils' (as and ld) if you want to build a
- shared library. Even if you don't want to build a shared library,
- we recommend you use them anyway. No one has tested compilation
- with non-GNU `binutils' in a long time.
-
- The quality of `binutils' releases has varied a bit recently. The
- bugs are in obscure features, but glibc uses quite a few of those.
- 2.10.1 and later releases are known to work. Versions after
- 2.8.1.0.23 may or may not work. Older versions definitely don't.
-
- For PPC you might need some patches even on top of the last
- `binutils' version. See the FAQ.
+ You must use GNU `binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C library.
+ No other assembler and linker has the necessary functionality in
+ the moment.
* GNU `texinfo' 3.12f