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author | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com> | 2013-12-20 09:29:29 +0100 |
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committer | Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com> | 2013-12-20 09:29:29 +0100 |
commit | a65dd355fb80a05215e15ae97649de52aec885e3 (patch) | |
tree | 81701bb0c6b648630f2bf1729a85d7f5eb49e67b /manual/install.texi | |
parent | 296a5732f94abe4d5699dc981e4ccfb950b48cee (diff) | |
parent | b4578bab30f72cddd2cf38abfb39f9c8dc892249 (diff) |
Merge branch 'baseline' into refs/top-bases/tschwinge/Roger_Whittaker
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 4575d22319..c0b8d9e134 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ 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 |