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@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization. For example:
RELRO and a read-only global offset table (GOT), at the cost of
slightly increased program load times.
+'--disable-major-minor-libraries'
+ Do not install shared objects under file names that contain the
+ major and minor version of the GNU C Library. By default, such
+ names are used, and the names defined by the ABI are provided as
+ symbolic links only. This causes problems with certain package
+ managers during library upgrades and (in particular) downgrades, so
+ this option can be used to install these shared objects directly
+ under their ABI-defined names, without an additional indirection
+ via symbolic links.
+
'--enable-pt_chown'
The file 'pt_chown' is a helper binary for 'grantpt' (*note
Pseudo-Terminals: Allocation.) that is installed setuid root to fix