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-rw-r--r--FAQ.in124
-rw-r--r--version.h2
3 files changed, 77 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8ea86268c4..4960da2baf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
1998-11-20 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
+ * version.h (VERSION): Bump to 2.0.103.
+
* aclocal.m4 (LIBC_PROG_BINUTILS): Also add AR and RANLIB using the
same method.
* configure.in: Don't define AR and RANLIB here.
diff --git a/FAQ.in b/FAQ.in
index 624b219bf1..f80342bbe2 100644
--- a/FAQ.in
+++ b/FAQ.in
@@ -62,37 +62,35 @@ may not have all the features GNU libc requires. The current releases of
egcs (1.0.3 and 1.1) and GNU CC (2.8.1) should work with the GNU C library
(for powerpc see question ?powerpc).
+{ZW} You may have problems if you try to mix code compiled with
+EGCS and with GCC 2.8.1. See ?exception for details.
+
?? When I try to compile glibc I get only error messages.
What's wrong?
{UD} You definitely need GNU make to translate GNU libc. No other make
program has the needed functionality.
-We recommend version GNU make version 3.75. Versions 3.76 and 3.76.1 have
-bugs which appear when building big projects like GNU libc. Versions before
-3.74 have bugs and/or are missing features.
-
-?? Do I need a special linker or archiver?
-
-{UD} You may be able to use your system linker, but GNU libc works best with
-GNU binutils.
+We recommend version GNU make version 3.75 or 3.77. Versions before 3.75
+have bugs and/or are missing features. Version 3.76 has bugs which
+appear when building big projects like GNU libc. 3.76.1 appears to work but
+some people have reported problems.
-On systems where the native linker does not support weak symbols you will
-not get a fully ISO C compliant C library. Generally speaking you should
-use the GNU binutils if they provide at least the same functionality as your
-system's tools.
+?? Do I need a special linker or assembler?
-Always get the newest release of GNU binutils available. Older releases are
-known to have bugs that prevent a successful compilation.
+{ZW} If you want a shared library, you need a linker and assembler that
+understand all the features of ELF, including weak and versioned symbols.
+The static library can be compiled with less featureful tools, but lacks key
+features such as NSS.
-{AJ} Please don't use binutils 2.7. That release contains some bugs which
-might make it necessary that you've got to recompile all your glibc2
-binaries when upgrading the GNU C library.
+For Linux or Hurd, you want binutils 2.8.1.0.23, 2.9.1, or 2.9.1.0.15 or
+higher. These are the only versions we've tested and found reliable. Other
+versions after 2.8.1.0.23 may work but we don't recommend them, especially
+not when C++ is involved. Earlier versions do not work at all.
-{ZW} As of release 2.1 a linker supporting symbol versions is required. For
-Linux, get binutils-2.8.1.0.23 or later. Other systems may have native
-linker support, but it's moot right now, because glibc has not been ported
-to them.
+Other operating systems may come with system tools that have all the
+necessary features, but this is moot because glibc hasn't been ported to
+them.
??powerpc Which compiler should I use for powerpc?
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ variables. There is a temporary patch at:
Later versions of egcs may fix this problem.
-?? Do I need some more things to compile GNU C Library?
+?? Do I need some more things to compile the GNU C Library?
{UD} Yes, there are some more :-).
@@ -117,15 +115,15 @@ Later versions of egcs may fix this problem.
site. (We distribute compiled message catalogs, but they may not be
updated in patches.)
-* Some files depend on special tools. E.g., files ending in .gperf
- need a `gperf' program. The GNU version (part of libg++) is known
- to work while some vendor versions do not.
+* Some files are built with special tools. E.g., files ending in .gperf
+ need a `gperf' program. The GNU version (now available in a separate
+ package, formerly only as part of libg++) is known to work while some
+ vendor versions do not.
You should not need these tools unless you change the source files.
-* Some scripts need perl5 - but at the moment those scripts are not
- vital for building and installing GNU libc (some data files will not
- be created).
+* Perl 5 is needed if you wish to test an installation of GNU libc
+ as the primary C library.
* When compiling for Linux, the header files of the Linux kernel must
be available to the compiler as <linux/*.h> and <asm/*.h>.
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ recompile libc if you ever upgrade to kernel 2.1 or 2.2. To tell libc which
headers to use, give configure the --with-headers switch
(e.g. --with-headers=/usr/src/linux-2.1.107/include).
-Note that you must configure the 2.1 kernel if you do this; otherwise libc
+Note that you must configure the 2.1 kernel if you do this, otherwise libc
will be unable to find <linux/version.h>. Just copy .config from your 2.0
kernel sources to the 2.1 tree, do `make oldconfig', and say no to all the
new options.
@@ -175,8 +173,9 @@ new options.
?? The compiler hangs while building iconvdata modules. What's
wrong?
-{ZW} This is a problem of older GCC. Initialization of large static arrays
-is very slow. The compiler will eventually finish; give it time.
+{ZW} This is a problem with old versions of GCC. Initialization of large
+static arrays is very slow. The compiler will eventually finish; give it
+time.
The problem is fixed in egcs 1.1 but not in earlier releases.
@@ -526,6 +525,34 @@ not a symlink to libc.so.6. It should look something like this:
GROUP ( libc.so.6 libc_nonshared.a )
+??exception When I run an executable on one system which I compiled on
+ another, I get dynamic linker errors. Both systems have the same
+ version of glibc installed. What's wrong?
+
+{ZW} Glibc on one of these systems was compiled with gcc 2.7 or 2.8, the
+other with egcs (any version). Egcs has functions in its internal
+`libgcc.a' to support exception handling with C++. They are linked into
+any program or dynamic library compiled with egcs, whether it needs them or
+not. Dynamic libraries then turn around and export those functions again
+unless special steps are taken to prevent them.
+
+When you link your program, it resolves its references to the exception
+functions to the ones exported accidentally by libc.so. That works fine as
+long as libc has those functions. On the other system, libc doesn't have
+those functions because it was compiled by gcc 2.8, and you get undefined
+symbol errors. The symbols in question are named things like
+`__register_frame_info'.
+
+For glibc 2.0, the workaround is to not compile libc with egcs. We've also
+incorporated a patch which should prevent the EH functions sneaking into
+libc. It doesn't matter what compiler you use to compile your program.
+
+For glibc 2.1, we've chosen to do it the other way around: libc.so
+explicitly provides the EH functions. This is to prevent other shared
+libraries from doing it. You must therefore compile glibc 2.1 with EGCS
+unless you don't care about ever importing binaries from other systems.
+Again, it doesn't matter what compiler you use for your programs.
+
?? How can I compile gcc 2.7.2.1 from the gcc source code using
glibc 2.x?
@@ -627,7 +654,6 @@ db-Makefile'. Please note that not all services are capable of using a
database. Currently passwd, group, ethers, protocol, rpc, services shadow
and netgroup are implemented.
-
?? I have /usr/include/net and /usr/include/scsi as symlinks
into my Linux source tree. Is that wrong?
@@ -680,18 +706,18 @@ So in case of doubt report such a warning message as a problem.
?? What do I need for C++ development?
-{HJ,AJ} You need either egcs 1.1 which comes directly with libstdc++ or
-gcc-2.8.1 together with libstdc++ 2.8.1.1. egcs 1.1 has the better C++
-support and works directly with glibc 2.1. If you use gcc-2.8.1 with
-libstdc++ 2.8.1.1, you need to modify libstdc++ a bit. A patch is available
-as:
- ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libstdc++-2.8.1.1-glibc2.1-diff.gz
-
-Please note that libg++ 2.7.2 (and the Linux Versions 2.7.2.x) doesn't work
-very well with the GNU C library due to vtable thunks. If you're upgrading
-from glibc 2.0.x to 2.1 you have to recompile libstdc++ since the library
-compiled for 2.0 is not compatible due to the new Large File Support (LFS)
-in version 2.1.
+{HJ,AJ} You need either egcs 1.1 which comes directly with libstdc++ or
+gcc-2.8.1 together with libstdc++ 2.8.1.1. egcs 1.1 has the better C++
+support and works directly with glibc 2.1. If you use gcc-2.8.1 with
+libstdc++ 2.8.1.1, you need to modify libstdc++ a bit. A patch is available
+as:
+ ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libstdc++-2.8.1.1-glibc2.1-diff.gz
+
+Please note that libg++ 2.7.2 (and the Linux Versions 2.7.2.x) doesn't work
+very well with the GNU C library due to vtable thunks. If you're upgrading
+from glibc 2.0.x to 2.1 you have to recompile libstdc++ since the library
+compiled for 2.0 is not compatible due to the new Large File Support (LFS)
+in version 2.1.
{UD} But since in the case of a shared libstdc++ the version numbers should
be different existing programs will continue to work.
@@ -742,13 +768,11 @@ really screwed up.
?? When I use nscd the machine freezes.
-{UD} It is well known that you cannot use nscd with Linux 2.0.*. There
-is functionality missing in the kernel and work-arounds are not suitable.
-Beside this some parts of the kernel are too buggy when it comes to using
-threads.
+{UD} You cannot use nscd with Linux 2.0.*. There is functionality missing
+in the kernel and work-arounds are not suitable. Besides, some parts of the
+kernel are too buggy when it comes to using threads.
-So you have the possibilities to run Linux 2.0.* or update to a higher
-version and start using nscd.
+If you need nscd, you have to use a 2.1 kernel.
Note that I have at this point no information about any other platform.
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 78efe87c4d..37e006fe88 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
/* This file just defines the current version number of libc. */
#define RELEASE "experimental"
-#define VERSION "2.0.102"
+#define VERSION "2.0.103"