Update.

2000-08-09  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>

	* configure.in: Change required make versions.

	* manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Document required
	make version.
	(Supported Configurations): Update list of supported
	configurations.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 12abf81562c1d4e1c129f8c562905a50fc7b82f3..7c2a48959bb3353b36e4a8170da0c136c77dcec9 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2000-08-09  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>
+
+       * configure.in: Change required make versions.
+
+       * manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Document required
+       make version.
+       (Supported Configurations): Update list of supported
+       configurations.
+       
 2000-08-08  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
        * locale/linereader.c (get_string): Don't print an error is a string

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 93e7d1add4276fe24a18b895c2aae7b506511dc2..bfd7fb37ac12a6817faa613ac19456ab6319ac59 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ Removed.  Does not apply anymore.
        daylight saving time is in effect the timezone string is EST.
 4.6.   I've build make 3.77 against glibc 2.1 and now make gets
        segmentation faults.
+
+Removed.  Does not apply anymore, use make 3.79 or newer.
 4.7.   Why do so many programs using math functions fail on my AlphaStation?
 4.8.   The conversion table for character set XX does not match with
 what I expect.
@@ -202,13 +204,15 @@ in the future, are:
        *-*-gnu                 GNU Hurd
        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
+       alpha*-*-linux-gnu      Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
        powerpc-*-linux-gnu     Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems
        sparc-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on SPARC
        sparc64-*-linux-gnu     Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC
        arm-*-none              ARM standalone systems
        arm-*-linux             Linux-2.x on ARM
        arm-*-linuxaout         Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries
+       mips*-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on MIPS
+       ia64-*-linux-gnu        Linux-2.x on ia64
 
 Ports to other Linux platforms are in development, and may in fact work
 already, but no one has sent us success reports for them.  Currently no
@@ -261,11 +265,8 @@ problems in the complex float support.
 {UD} You definitely need GNU make to build GNU libc.  No other make
 program has the needed functionality.
 
-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.  If you build GNU make 3.77 from source,
-please read question 4.6 first.
+We recommend version GNU make version 3.79 or newer.  Older versions have
+bugs and/or are missing features.
 
 
 1.4.   Do I need a special linker or assembler?
@@ -562,9 +563,7 @@ model will also fail if the above  methods are not used.
        malloc/libmemprof.so.  How can I fix this?
 
 {AJ} Older make version (<= 3.78.90) have a bug which was hidden by a bug in
-glibc (<= 2.1.2).  You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.  A
-patch is available via
-<http://sourceware.cygnus.com//ml/libc-alpha/2000-02/msg00067.html>.
+glibc (<= 2.1.2).  You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.
 
 After upgrading make, you should remove the file sysd-sorted in your build
 directory.  The problem is that the broken make creates a wrong order for
@@ -572,7 +571,8 @@ one list in that file.  The list has to be recreated with the new make -
 which happens if you remove the file.
 
 You might encounter this bug also in other situations where make scans
-directories.  I strongly advise to upgrade your make version.
+directories.  I strongly advise to upgrade your make version to 3.79 or
+newer.
 
 \f
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
@@ -1736,11 +1736,9 @@ and regulations of the country this effects.  glibc behaves correctly.
 4.6.   I've build make 3.77 against glibc 2.1 and now make gets
        segmentation faults.
 
-{AJ} GNU make 3.77 has support for 64 bit filesystems which is slightly
-broken (and one of the new features in the GNU C library 2.1 is 64 bit
-filesystem support :-( ).  To get a working make you can use either make
-3.75 or patch 3.77.  A working patch is available via RedHat's Rawhide server
-(ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/SRPMS/SRPMS/make-3.77-*src.rpm).
+Removed.  Does not apply anymore, use make 3.79 or newer.
+
+
 
 
 4.7.   Why do so many programs using math functions fail on my AlphaStation?

diff --git a/FAQ.in b/FAQ.in
index 3b4e531dddc3fa387509fcf54961f5f8655d83ad..9b1f35a1f1b2bcf2b5d9ddf35b27a9a2440c8b7a 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ.in
+++ b/FAQ.in
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ in the future, are:
        *-*-gnu                 GNU Hurd
        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
+       alpha*-*-linux-gnu      Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
        powerpc-*-linux-gnu     Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems
        sparc-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on SPARC
        sparc64-*-linux-gnu     Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC
        arm-*-none              ARM standalone systems
        arm-*-linux             Linux-2.x on ARM
        arm-*-linuxaout         Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries
+       mips*-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on MIPS
+       ia64-*-linux-gnu        Linux-2.x on ia64
 
 Ports to other Linux platforms are in development, and may in fact work
 already, but no one has sent us success reports for them.  Currently no
@@ -85,11 +87,8 @@ problems in the complex float support.
 {UD} You definitely need GNU make to build GNU libc.  No other make
 program has the needed functionality.
 
-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.  If you build GNU make 3.77 from source,
-please read ?make first.
+We recommend version GNU make version 3.79 or newer.  Older versions have
+bugs and/or are missing features.
 
 ??     Do I need a special linker or assembler?
 
@@ -370,9 +369,7 @@ model will also fail if the above  methods are not used.
        malloc/libmemprof.so.  How can I fix this?
 
 {AJ} Older make version (<= 3.78.90) have a bug which was hidden by a bug in
-glibc (<= 2.1.2).  You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.  A
-patch is available via
-<http://sourceware.cygnus.com//ml/libc-alpha/2000-02/msg00067.html>.
+glibc (<= 2.1.2).  You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.
 
 After upgrading make, you should remove the file sysd-sorted in your build
 directory.  The problem is that the broken make creates a wrong order for
@@ -380,7 +377,8 @@ one list in that file.  The list has to be recreated with the new make -
 which happens if you remove the file.
 
 You might encounter this bug also in other situations where make scans
-directories.  I strongly advise to upgrade your make version.
+directories.  I strongly advise to upgrade your make version to 3.79 or
+newer.
 
 
 ? Installation and configuration issues
@@ -1481,11 +1479,7 @@ and regulations of the country this effects.  glibc behaves correctly.
 ??make I've build make 3.77 against glibc 2.1 and now make gets
        segmentation faults.
 
-{AJ} GNU make 3.77 has support for 64 bit filesystems which is slightly
-broken (and one of the new features in the GNU C library 2.1 is 64 bit
-filesystem support :-( ).  To get a working make you can use either make
-3.75 or patch 3.77.  A working patch is available via RedHat's Rawhide server
-(ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/SRPMS/SRPMS/make-3.77-*src.rpm).
+Removed.  Does not apply anymore, use make 3.79 or newer.
 
 ??     Why do so many programs using math functions fail on my AlphaStation?
 

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 548aea5eca9f405106f510582e35c77d8c293add..a7e484a7577de0b6cf1cbcf757b2be11b99f42f5 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ installation.  It is updated more frequently than this manual.
 separate tarfiles which you unpack into the top level of the source
 tree.  Then you give `configure' the `--enable-add-ons' option to
 activate them, and they will be compiled into the library.  As of the
-2.1 release, two important components of glibc are distributed as
-"official" add-ons.  Unless you are doing an unusual installation, you
-should get them both.
+2.2 release, one important component of glibc is distributed as
+"official" add-ons: the linuxthreads add-on.  Unless you are doing an
+unusual installation, you should get this.
 
    Support for POSIX threads is maintained by someone else, so it's in a
 separate package.  It is only available for Linux systems, but this will
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Configuring and compiling GNU Libc
 
    GNU libc can be compiled in the source directory, but we strongly
 advise to build it in a separate build directory.  For example, if you
-have unpacked the glibc sources in `/src/gnu/glibc-2.1.0', create a
+have unpacked the glibc sources in `/src/gnu/glibc-2.2.0', create a
 directory `/src/gnu/glibc-build' to put the object files in.  This
 allows removing the whole build directory in case an error occurs,
 which is the safest way to get a fresh start and should always be done.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ which is the safest way to get a fresh start and should always be done.
    From your object directory, run the shell script `configure' found
 at the top level of the source tree.  In the scenario above, you'd type
 
-     $ ../glibc-2.1.0/configure ARGS...
+     $ ../glibc-2.2.0/configure ARGS...
 
    Please note that even if you're building in a separate build
 directory, the compilation needs to modify a few files in the source
@@ -247,12 +247,9 @@ 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.
 
-   Glibc 2.1 includes two daemons, `nscd' and `utmpd', which you may or
-may not want to run.  `nscd' caches name service lookups; it can
-dramatically improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as
-well.  `utmpd' allows programs that use the old format for the `utmp'
-file to coexist with new programs.  For more information see the file
-`login/README.utmpd'.
+   Glibc 2.2 includes a daemon called `nscd', which you may or may not
+want to run.  `nscd' caches name service lookups; it can dramatically
+improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as well.
 
    One auxiliary program, `/usr/libexec/pt_chown', is installed setuid
 `root'.  This program is invoked by the `grantpt' function; it sets the
@@ -287,15 +284,13 @@ Recommended Tools for Compilation
    We recommend installing the following GNU tools before attempting to
 build the GNU C library:
 
-   * GNU `make' 3.75
+   * GNU `make' 3.79 or newer
 
      You need the latest version of GNU `make'.  Modifying the GNU C
      Library to work with other `make' programs would be so difficult
      that we recommend you port GNU `make' instead.  *Really.*  We
-     recommend version GNU `make' version 3.75 or 3.77.  All earlier
-     versions have severe bugs or lack features. Version 3.76 is known
-     to have bugs which only show up in big projects like GNU `libc'.
-     Version 3.76.1 seems OK but some people have reported problems.
+     recommend version GNU `make' version 3.79.  All earlier versions
+     have severe bugs or lack features.
 
    * EGCS 1.1.1, 1.1 or 1.0.3, or GCC 2.8.1, 2.95 or newer
 
@@ -379,13 +374,15 @@ Supported Configurations
    The GNU C Library currently supports configurations that match the
 following patterns:
 
-     alpha-*-linux
+     alpha*-*-linux
      arm-*-linux
      arm-*-linuxaout
      arm-*-none
      iX86-*-gnu
      iX86-*-linux
+     ia64-*-linux
      m68k-*-linux
+     mips*-*-linux
      powerpc-*-linux
      sparc-*-linux
      sparc64-*-linux

diff --git a/README b/README
index 1b9836f9d93cd0f270cd0dcd77b0c2a1b156e7d8..8b9147ef91681ba608a97047bcaa006a08aaf395 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ configurations:
                *-*-gnu                 GNU Hurd
                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
+               alpha*-*-linux-gnu      Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
                powerpc-*-linux-gnu     Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems
                sparc-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on SPARC
                sparc64-*-linux-gnu     Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC
                arm-*-none              ARM standalone systems
                arm-*-linux             Linux-2.x on ARM
                arm-*-linuxaout         Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries
-
+               mips*-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on MIPS
+               ia64-*-linux-gnu        Linux-2.x on ia64
 
 Former releases of this library (version 1.09.1 and perhaps earlier
 versions) used to run on the following configurations:

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 31620f1d5f121a9f4bc5ab112bb3642a89c7df93..a9cea952e6605908ea4d95b97a71c4a3743a657d 100755 (executable)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ echo "configure:1450: checking version of $MAKE" >&5
   ac_prog_version=`$MAKE --version 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*GNU Make[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`
   case $ac_prog_version in
     '') ac_prog_version="v. ?.??, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
-    3.75 | 3.76.[1-9]* | 3.7[789]* | 3.[89]*)
+    3.79* | 3.[89]*)
        ac_prog_version="$ac_prog_version, ok"; ac_verc_fail=no;;
     *) ac_prog_version="$ac_prog_version, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
 
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-for ac_prog in gawk mawk nawk awk
+for ac_prog in mawk gawk nawk awk
 do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1af4f12f7d849de798f453891fb36918939d39b4..ef52035bd52d39b9708a97587c7c13a6f40b9da3 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(CC, ${ac_tool_prefix}gcc ${ac_tool_prefix}cc, -v,
   critic_missing=t)
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(MAKE, gnumake gmake make, --version,
   [GNU Make[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9.]*\)],
-  [3.75 | 3.76.[1-9]* | 3.7[789]* | 3.[89]*], critic_missing=t)
+  [3.79* | 3.[89]*], critic_missing=t)
 
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(MSGFMT, gnumsgfmt gmsgfmt msgfmt, --version,
   [GNU gettext.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],

diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 9bb4e64dc55e59d11e6e291b78c381c6ff566da9..9ec8f9dd3bbceac93168f6e4782e31479b96c458 100644 (file)
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -316,15 +316,13 @@ build the GNU C library:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-GNU @code{make} 3.75
+GNU @code{make} 3.79 or newer
 
 You need the latest version of GNU @code{make}.  Modifying the GNU C
 Library to work with other @code{make} programs would be so difficult that we
 recommend you port GNU @code{make} instead.  @strong{Really.}  We
-recommend version GNU @code{make} version 3.75 or 3.77.  All earlier
-versions have severe bugs or lack features. Version 3.76 is known to
-have bugs which only show up in big projects like GNU @code{libc}.
-Version 3.76.1 seems OK but some people have reported problems.
+recommend version GNU @code{make} version 3.79.  All earlier
+versions have severe bugs or lack features.
 
 @item
 EGCS 1.1.1, 1.1 or 1.0.3, or GCC 2.8.1, 2.95 or newer
@@ -423,13 +421,15 @@ The GNU C Library currently supports configurations that match the
 following patterns:
 
 @smallexample
-alpha-@var{*}-linux
+alpha@var{*}-@var{*}-linux
 arm-@var{*}-linux
 arm-@var{*}-linuxaout
 arm-@var{*}-none
 i@var{x}86-@var{*}-gnu
 i@var{x}86-@var{*}-linux
+ia64-@var{*}-linux
 m68k-@var{*}-linux
+mips@var{*}-@var{*}-linux
 powerpc-@var{*}-linux
 sparc-@var{*}-linux
 sparc64-@var{*}-linux