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authorThomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>2013-12-20 09:29:29 +0100
committerThomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>2013-12-20 09:29:29 +0100
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parent296a5732f94abe4d5699dc981e4ccfb950b48cee (diff)
parentb4578bab30f72cddd2cf38abfb39f9c8dc892249 (diff)
Merge branch 'baseline' into refs/top-bases/tschwinge/Roger_Whittaker
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+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-@c This is for making the `INSTALL' file for the distribution.
-@c Makeinfo ignores it when processing the file from the include.
-@setfilename INSTALL
@include macros.texi
@include pkgvers.texi
+@ifclear plain
@node Installation, Maintenance, Library Summary, Top
+@end ifclear
+
@c %MENU% How to install the GNU C Library
@appendix Installing @theglibc{}
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ to activate them, and they will be compiled into the library.
You will need recent versions of several GNU tools: definitely GCC and
GNU Make, and possibly others. @xref{Tools for Compilation}, below.
+@ifclear plain
@menu
* Configuring and compiling:: How to compile and test GNU libc.
* Running make install:: How to install it once you've got it
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ GNU Make, and possibly others. @xref{Tools for Compilation}, below.
* Linux:: Specific advice for GNU/Linux systems.
* Reporting Bugs:: So they'll get fixed.
@end menu
+@end ifclear
@node Configuring and compiling
@appendixsec Configuring and compiling @theglibc{}
@@ -138,11 +140,6 @@ linker.
Don't build libraries with profiling information. You may want to use
this option if you don't plan to do profiling.
-@item --disable-versioning
-Don't compile the shared libraries with symbol version information.
-Doing this will make the resulting library incompatible with old
-binaries, so it's not recommended.
-
@item --enable-static-nss
Compile static versions of the NSS (Name Service Switch) libraries.
This is not recommended because it defeats the purpose of NSS; a program
@@ -325,14 +322,11 @@ can dramatically improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as
well.
One auxiliary program, @file{/usr/libexec/pt_chown}, is installed setuid
-@code{root}. This program is invoked by the @code{grantpt} function; it
-sets the permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the
-calling process. This means programs like @code{xterm} and
-@code{screen} do not have to be setuid to get a pty. (There may be
-other reasons why they need privileges.) If you are using a
-Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems
-providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; otherwise you do.
-The source for @file{pt_chown} is in @file{login/programs/pt_chown.c}.
+@code{root} if the @samp{--enable-pt_chown} configuration option is used.
+This program is invoked by the @code{grantpt} function; it sets the
+permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process.
+If you are using a Linux kernel with the @code{devpts} filesystem enabled
+and mounted at @file{/dev/pts}, you don't need this program.
After installation you might want to configure the timezone and locale
installation of your system. @Theglibc{} comes with a locale
@@ -421,7 +415,7 @@ should definitely upgrade @code{sed}.
@end itemize
@noindent
-If you change any of the @file{configure.in} files you will also need
+If you change any of the @file{configure.ac} files you will also need
@itemize @bullet
@item