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[PATCH] Final NEWS and README updates.


These are the final NEWS and README updates before 2.16 goes out the door.

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2012-06-29  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos_odonell@mentor.com>

	* NEWS: Mention math library bug fixes and timezone data changes.
	* README: Mention GNU/Hurd, x32, and HPPA support.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a9500fa..1300350 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ Version 2.16
   what x86-64 configurations install.  These same header files can be used
   for -m32, -m64, or -mx32 builds.
   Contributed by H.J. Lu.
+
+* Math library bug fixes. A thorough audit of all open math library bugs was
+  conducted by Joseph Myers. Significant progress was made on many math
+  library bugs resulting in more accurate exceptions and function results.
+
+* Timezone data is no longer installed. Timzone related binaries and scripts
+  will continue to be installed.
 ^L
 Version 2.15

diff --git a/README b/README
index a479b55..3973e24 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ implement the operating system behavior seen by user applications.
 In GNU/Hurd systems, it works with a microkernel and Hurd servers.

 The GNU C Library implements much of the POSIX.1 functionality in the
-GNU/Hurd system, using configurations i[34567]86-*-gnu.
+GNU/Hurd system, using configurations i[34567]86-*-gnu. The current
+GNU/Hurd support requires out-of-tree patches that will eventually be
+incorporated into an official GNU C Library relase.

 When working with Linux kernels, the GNU C Library version from
 version 2.4 on is intended primarily for use with Linux kernel version
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ installed for the pthread library to work correctly.
 The GNU C Library supports these configurations for using Linux kernels:

        i[4567]86-*-linux-gnu
-       x86_64-*-linux-gnu
+       x86_64-*-linux-gnu      Includes x32 support
        powerpc-*-linux-gnu     Hardware floating point required
        powerpc64-*-linux-gnu
        s390-*-linux-gnu
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ Currently these configurations have code in the `ports' add-on:
        alpha*-*-linux-gnu      Requires Linux 2.6.9 or newer for NPTL
        am33*-*-linux-gnu       Not currently functional
        arm-*-linux-gnueabi     Requires Linux 2.6.16-rc1 or newer for NPTL
-       hppa-*-linux-gnu        Requires Linux 2.6.9 or newer for NPTL
+       hppa-*-linux-gnu        Not currently functional without patches.
        ia64-*-linux-gnu
        m68k-*-linux-gnu
        mips-*-linux-gnu        Requires Linux 2.6.12 or newer for NPTL
---

Cheers,
Carlos.
-- 
Carlos O'Donell
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