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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Some bugs surely remain.
As of this release, the GNU C library is known to run on the following
configurations:
- *-*-gnu GNU Hurd
+ i[3456]86-*-gnu GNU Hurd
i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.0 on Intel
m68k-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.0 on Motorola 680x0
alpha-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.0 on DEC Alpha
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ versions) used to run on the following configurations:
sparc-sun-solaris2
sparc-sun-sunos4
-Whether this is still true for this release is unknown. 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>.
+Since no one has volunteered to test and fix the above configurations,
+these are not supported at the moment. It's expected that these don't
+work anymore. Porting the library is not hard. If you are interested
+in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers by sending
+electronic mail to <bug-glibc@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.