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Re: [skimo@kotnet.org] libc/2030: [50 character or so descriptive subject here (for reference)]
Here's a patch for the doku to reflect the changes.
Ok to commit?
2001-01-23 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>
* manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Change required
binutils version.
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Index: manual/install.texi
--- manual/install.texi 2000/11/18 17:46:04 1.48
+++ manual/install.texi 2001/01/23 08:06:40
@@ -346,17 +346,16 @@
See the FAQ.
@item
-GNU @code{binutils} 2.9.1, 2.9.1.0.16, or later 2.9.1.0.x release
+GNU @code{binutils} 2.10.1 or later
You must use GNU binutils (as and ld) if you want to build a shared
library. Even if you don't, we recommend you use them anyway. No one
has tested compilation with non-GNU binutils in a long time.
The quality of binutils releases has varied a bit recently. The bugs
-are in obscure features, but glibc uses quite a few of those. 2.9.1,
-2.9.1.0.16, and later 2.9.1.0.x releases are known to work. Versions
-after 2.8.1.0.23 may or may not work. Older versions definitely don't.
-2.9.1.0.16 or higher is required on some platforms, like PPC and Arm.
+are in obscure features, but glibc uses quite a few of those. 2.10.1
+and later releases are known to work. Versions after 2.8.1.0.23 may or
+may not work. Older versions definitely don't.
For PPC you might need some patches even on top of the last binutils
version. See the FAQ.
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Index: FAQ.in
--- FAQ.in 2001/01/13 16:52:03 1.119
+++ FAQ.in 2001/01/23 08:06:41
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@
The static library can be compiled with less featureful tools, but lacks key
features such as NSS.
-For Linux or Hurd, you want binutils 2.8.1.0.23, 2.9.1, or 2.9.1.0.15 or
-higher. These are the only versions we've tested and found reliable. Other
-versions after 2.8.1.0.23 may work but we don't recommend them, especially
-not when C++ is involved. Earlier versions do not work at all.
+For Linux or Hurd, you want binutils 2.10.1 or higher. These are the only
+versions we've tested and found reliable. Other versions may work but we
+don't recommend them, especially not when C++ is involved.
Other operating systems may come with system tools that have all the
necessary features, but this is moot because glibc hasn't been ported to
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
<ftp://ftp.netwinder.org/users/p/philb/egcs-1.1.1pre2-diff-981126>
-Binutils 2.9.1.0.16 or later is also required.
+Binutils 2.10.1 or later is also required.
?? Do I need some more things to compile the GNU C Library?
--
Andreas Jaeger
SuSE Labs aj@suse.de
private aj@arthur.inka.de
http://www.suse.de/~aj