library. This option hardcodes the newly built C library path in
dynamic tests so that they can be invoked directly.
+'--disable-timezone-tools'
+ By default, timezone related utilities ('zic', 'zdump', and
+ 'tzselect') are installed with the GNU C Library. If you are
+ building these independently (e.g. by using the 'tzcode' package),
+ then this option will allow disabling the install of these.
+
+ Note that you need to make sure the external tools are kept in sync
+ with the versions that the GNU C Library expects as the data
+ formats may change over time. Consult the 'timezone' subdirectory
+ for more details.
+
'--enable-lock-elision=yes'
Enable lock elision for pthread mutexes by default.
installing the library.
You can install the GNU C Library somewhere other than where you
-configured it to go by setting the 'install_root' variable on the
-command line for 'make install'. The value of this variable is
+configured it to go by setting the 'DESTDIR' GNU standard make variable
+on the command line for 'make install'. The value of this variable is
prepended to all the paths for installation. This is useful when
setting up a chroot environment or preparing a binary distribution. The
-directory should be specified with an absolute file name.
+directory should be specified with an absolute file name. Installing
+with the 'prefix' and 'exec_prefix' GNU standard make variables set is
+not supported.
The GNU C Library includes a daemon called 'nscd', which you may or
may not want to run. 'nscd' caches name service lookups; it can
recommend GNU 'make' version 3.79. All earlier versions have
severe bugs or lack features.
- * GCC 4.6 or newer
+ * GCC 4.7 or newer
- GCC 4.6 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use
+ GCC 4.7 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use
the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for
building the GNU C Library, as newer compilers usually produce
better code. As of release time, GCC 4.9.2 is the newest compiler