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| author | Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> | 2001-01-23 08:23:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> | 2001-01-23 08:23:14 +0000 |
| commit | ecf525cdd773f314895374542c2168fda0483c26 (patch) | |
| tree | 85635a643d00fc843fd2f0b9f53803e135a9efb9 /manual/install.texi | |
| parent | ea9f119b615918916f54d04bd9f784acdec87dd5 (diff) | |
Update.
2001-01-23 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>
* manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Change required
binutils version.
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 253847ae8a..02c8ce4469 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -346,17 +346,16 @@ For PPC you might need some patches even on top of the last GCC version. See the FAQ. @item -GNU @code{binutils} 2.9.1, 2.9.1.0.16, or later 2.9.1.0.x release +GNU @code{binutils} 2.10.1 or later You must use GNU binutils (as and ld) if you want to build a shared library. Even if you don't, 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. 2.9.1, -2.9.1.0.16, and later 2.9.1.0.x releases are known to work. Versions -after 2.8.1.0.23 may or may not work. Older versions definitely don't. -2.9.1.0.16 or higher is required on some platforms, like PPC and Arm. +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. |