+2012-02-21 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * manual/install.texi: Do not mention specific glibc version
+ numbers.
+ * manual/libc.texinfo (VERSION, UPDATED): Update.
+ (@copying): Use @copyright{} and range of years.
+
2012-02-21 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
[BZ #13695]
GNU libc cannot be compiled in the source directory. You must build it
in a separate build directory. For example, if you have unpacked the
-glibc sources in `/src/gnu/glibc-2.4', create a directory
+glibc sources in `/src/gnu/glibc-VERSION', 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.
From your object directory, run the shell script `configure' located
at the top level of the source tree. In the scenario above, you'd type
- $ ../glibc-2.4/configure ARGS...
+ $ ../glibc-VERSION/configure ARGS...
Please note that even though you're building in a separate build
directory, the compilation needs to modify a few files in the source
absolute directory name or can be a directory name relative to the
main source directory, or relative to the build directory (that
is, the current working directory). For example,
- `--enable-add-ons=nptl,../glibc-libidn-2.4'.
+ `--enable-add-ons=nptl,../glibc-libidn-VERSION'.
`--enable-kernel=VERSION'
This option is currently only useful on GNU/Linux systems. The
environment or preparing a binary distribution. The directory should be
specified with an absolute file name.
- 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
+ Glibc 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
* GCC 3.4 or newer, GCC 4.1 recommended
- For the 2.4 release or later, GCC 3.4 or higher is required; as of
- this writing, GCC 4.4 is the compiler we advise to use for current
- versions. On certain machines including `powerpc64', compilers
- prior to GCC 4.0 have bugs that prevent them compiling the C
- library code in the 2.4 release. On other machines, GCC 4.1 is
- required to build the C library with support for the correct `long
- double' type format; these include `powerpc' (32 bit), `s390' and
- `s390x'. For other architectures special compiler-provided
- headers are needed (like `cpuid.h' on x86) which only come with
- later compiler versions.
+ GCC 3.4 or higher is required; as of this writing, GCC 4.4 is the
+ compiler we advise to use for current versions. On certain
+ machines including `powerpc64', compilers prior to GCC 4.0 have
+ bugs that prevent them compiling the C library code. On other
+ machines, GCC 4.1 is required to build the C library with support
+ for the correct `long double' type format; these include `powerpc'
+ (32 bit), `s390' and `s390x'. For other architectures special
+ compiler-provided headers are needed (like `cpuid.h' on x86) which
+ only come with later compiler versions.
You can use whatever compiler you like to compile programs that
use GNU libc, but be aware that both GCC 2.7 and 2.8 have bugs in
GNU libc cannot be compiled in the source directory. You must build
it in a separate build directory. For example, if you have unpacked
-the glibc sources in @file{/src/gnu/glibc-2.4}, create a directory
+the glibc sources in @file{/src/gnu/glibc-@var{version}}, create a directory
@file{/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.
at the top level of the source tree. In the scenario above, you'd type
@smallexample
-$ ../glibc-2.4/configure @var{args@dots{}}
+$ ../glibc-@var{version}/configure @var{args@dots{}}
@end smallexample
Please note that even though you're building in a separate build
shell). Each add-on in @var{list} can be an absolute directory name
or can be a directory name relative to the main source directory, or
relative to the build directory (that is, the current working directory).
-For example, @samp{--enable-add-ons=nptl,../glibc-libidn-2.4}.
+For example, @samp{--enable-add-ons=nptl,../glibc-libidn-@var{version}}.
@item --enable-kernel=@var{version}
This option is currently only useful on GNU/Linux systems. The
environment or preparing a binary distribution. The directory should be
specified with an absolute file name.
-Glibc 2.2 includes a daemon called @code{nscd}, which you
+Glibc includes a daemon called @code{nscd}, which you
may or may not want to run. @code{nscd} caches name service lookups; it
can dramatically improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as
well.
@item
GCC 3.4 or newer, GCC 4.1 recommended
-For the 2.4 release or later, GCC 3.4 or higher is required; as of this
+GCC 3.4 or higher is required; as of this
writing, GCC 4.4 is the compiler we advise to use for current versions.
On certain machines including @code{powerpc64}, compilers prior to GCC
-4.0 have bugs that prevent them compiling the C library code in the
-2.4 release. On other machines, GCC 4.1 is required to build the C
+4.0 have bugs that prevent them compiling the C library code. On other
+machines, GCC 4.1 is required to build the C
library with support for the correct @code{long double} type format;
these include @code{powerpc} (32 bit), @code{s390} and @code{s390x}. For
other architectures special compiler-provided headers are needed
@c sold 0.06/1.09, print run out 21may96
@set EDITION 0.13
-@set VERSION 2.14
-@set UPDATED 2011-07-19
+@set VERSION 2.15.90
+@set UPDATED 2012-02-21
@set ISBN 1-882114-55-8
@copying
This is Edition @value{EDITION}, last updated @value{UPDATED},
of @cite{The GNU C Library Reference Manual}, for version @value{VERSION}.
-Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002,
-2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1993--2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
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