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authorRoland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>1993-05-19 23:38:16 +0000
committerRoland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>1993-05-19 23:38:16 +0000
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@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@ This directory contains the version VERSION test release of the GNU C Library.
Many bugs have been fixed since the last release.
Some bugs surely remain.
-As of this release, the GNU C library has been ported to: sparcs and Sun 3s
-running SunOS 4.1, HP 9000/300 and Sony NEWS workstations running 4.3 BSD,
-and MIPS DECStations running Ultrix 4. The port to the i386 running
-either System V, SVR4, or BSD, is mostly complete but has not been well
-tested. Porting the library is not hard. If you are interested in doing a
-port, please get on the mailing list by sending electronic mail to
-bug-glibc-request@prep.ai.mit.edu
+As of this release, the GNU C library has been ported to the following
+configurations:
+
+ sparc-sun-sunos4
+ sparc-sun-solaris2
+ m68k-hp-bsd4.3
+ m68k-sun-sunos4
+ m68k-sony-newsos
+ mips-dec-ultrix4
+ i386-bsd4.3
+ i386-sysv
+ i386-sysv4
+ i386-sequent-bsd
+
+Porting the library is not hard. If you are interested in doing a port,
+please get on the mailing list by sending electronic mail to
+bug-glibc-request@prep.ai.mit.edu.
The GNU C library now includes Michael Glad's Ultra Fast Crypt, which
provides the Unix `crypt' function, plus some other entry points. Because
@@ -28,8 +38,9 @@ export laws.
See the file INSTALL to find out how to configure, build, install, and port
the GNU C library.
-The manual for the GNU C library is still being worked on, and is not yet
-distributed.
+The GNU C Library is completely documented by the Texinfo manual found in
+the `manual/' subdirectory. Please send comments on the manual to
+bug-glibc-manual@prep.ai.mit.edu, and not to the library bug-reporting address.
The file NOTES contains a description of the feature-test macros used in
the GNU C library, explaining how you can tell the library what facilities