From bd355af04fc1df69d4ebb6733be170b9baf0dfb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ulrich Drepper Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:24:57 +0000 Subject: Update. 1997-12-14 21:33 Ulrich Drepper * version.h (VERSION): Bump to 2.0.91. * db2/makedb.c (process_input): Fix typo in message. * sunrpc/rpcinfo.c (pmapdump): Unify messages. * elf/dynamic-link.h: Pretty print. * elf/rtld.c: Allow multiple preloading of a shared object. * include/limits.h: Prevent multiple inclusion. * malloc/Makefile (headers): Add mcheck.h. (distribute): Remove it here. * malloc/mcheck.h: Pretty print. * malloc/mtrace.c (mallenv): Make `const'. * malloc/mtrace.pl: Don't print table head for memory leaks if there are none. * manual/memory.texi: Update descriptor of malloc hooks. * posix/Makefile (routines): Add waitid. * posix/sys/types.h [__USE_SVID || __USE_POSIX]: Define id_t based on __id_t. * posix/sys/wait.h: Define idtype_t type. Add prototype for waitid. * signal/signal.h: Move definition of sigval_t to . * sysdeps/generic/waitid.c: Stub for waitid. * sysdeps/generic/bits/siginfo.h: Define sigval_t. Arrange to work the __need_siginfo_t defined. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/siginfo: Likewise. * sysdeps/generic/bits/types.h: Define __id_t. Correct definition of __FDMASK. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/types.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/types.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/bits/types.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/posix/waitid.c: New file. Provided by Zack Weinberg. * rt/aio_misc.c: Rename __aio_free_req to __aio_free_request. * sysdeps/alpha/dl-machine.h (ELF_MACHINE_RUNTIME_TRAMPOLINE): Add missing parameters. * sysdeps/generic/dl-sysdep.c: Don't call __libc_init_secure. * sysdeps/generic/enbl-secure.c: Don't define __libc_uid. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c: Define __libc_uid. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigqueue.c: Make sure __libc_uid is initialized. * sysdeps/i386/dl-machine.h: Little cleanup. * sysdeps/i386/fpu/bits/mathinline.h: Use __signbit* inline functions. (__finite): Mark function as const. Add inline code for __ieee754_atan2. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_cacoshf.c: Add alternate implementation (but don't use it now). * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_catan.c: Use __ieee754_atan2 instead of __atan. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_catanf.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_catanl.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_catanh.c: Likewise. Correct sign of real part. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_catanhf.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_catanhl.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_clog10.c: Use factor to correct __ieee754_atan2 to base 10. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_clog10f.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/libm-ieee754/s_clog10l.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/kernel_sigaction.h: Define as old_kernel_sigaction. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_slip.h: Pretty print. * wctype/Makefile (routines): Add wctype_l. * wctype/wctype.h: Add declaration of __wctype_l. * wctype/wctype_l.c: New file. 1997-12-10 00:38 Ulrich Drepper * locale/C-ctype.c: Correct data for isw* functions. * locale/programs/ld-ctype.c: Write 32bit char classes in correct byte order. * wctype/test_wctype.c: Add test for isw* functions. * wctype/wctype.c: Return value with expected byte order. * sysdeps/generic/_G_config.h: Define _G_HAVE_IO_FILE_OPEN. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/_G_config.h: Likewise. --- FAQ.in | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) (limited to 'FAQ.in') diff --git a/FAQ.in b/FAQ.in index edc0c29e7a..62c943bd74 100644 --- a/FAQ.in +++ b/FAQ.in @@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ The systems glibc is known to work on as of this release, and most probably in the future, are: *-*-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 + i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Intel + m68k-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Motorola 680x0 + alpha-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha powerpc-*-linux-gnu Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems - sparc-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.0 on SPARC - sparc64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.0 on UltraSPARC + sparc-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on SPARC + sparc64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC Ports to other Linux platforms are in development, and may in fact work already, but no one has sent us success reports for them. @@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ has not been ported to them. 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). + * When compiling for Linux, the header files of the Linux kernel must be available to the compiler as and . @@ -117,9 +121,10 @@ has not been ported to them. very slow. James Troup reports a compile time of - 45h34m for a full build (shared, static, and profiled) on - Atari Falcon (Motorola 68030 @ 16 Mhz, 14 Mb memory) and 22h48m - on Atari TT030 (Motorola 68030 @ 32 Mhz, 34 Mb memory) + 45h34m for a full build (shared, static, and profiled) on Atari + Falcon (Motorola 68030 @ 16 Mhz, 14 Mb memory) and Jan Barte + reports 22h48m on Atari TT030 + (Motorola 68030 @ 32 Mhz, 34 Mb memory) If you have some more measurements let me know. @@ -624,7 +629,7 @@ release is for. It's better to have a cut now than having no means to support the new techniques later. {MK} There is however a (partial) solution for this problem. Please -take a look at the file `README.utmpd'. +take a look at the file `login/README.utmpd'. ?? Where are the DST_* constants found in on many systems? @@ -668,13 +673,13 @@ results because of type conflicts. still complains about redeclarations of types in the kernel headers. -{UD} The kernel headers before Linux 2.1.61 don't work correctly with -glibc. Compiling C programs is possible in most cases but C++ -programs have (due to the change of the name lookups for `struct's) -problems. One prominent example is `struct fd_set'. +{UD} The kernel headers before Linux 2.1.61 and 2.0.32 don't work +correctly with glibc. Compiling C programs is possible in most cases +but C++ programs have (due to the change of the name lookups for +`struct's) problems. One prominent example is `struct fd_set'. -There might be some problems left but 2.1.61 fixes most of the known -ones. See the BUGS file for other known problems. +There might be some problems left but 2.1.61/2.0.32 fix most of the +known ones. See the BUGS file for other known problems. ??signal Why don't signals interrupt system calls anymore? @@ -767,8 +772,8 @@ point where the headers are stable. There are still lots of incompatible changes made and the libc headers have to follow. Also, make sure you have a suitably recent kernel. As of the 970401 -snapshot, according to Philip Blundell , the -required kernel version is 2.1.30. +snapshot, according to Philip Blundell , the +required kernel version is at least 2.1.30. Answers were given by: -- cgit v1.2.3