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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.

============================================================
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.
============================================================
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?
 


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 Andreas Jaeger
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   private aj@arthur.inka.de
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