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@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ Before you do anything else, you should read the FAQ at
questions and describes problems you may experience with compilation
and installation.
-Features can be added to @theglibc{} via @dfn{add-on} bundles. These are
-separate tar files, which you unpack into the top level of the source
-tree. Then you give @code{configure} the @samp{--enable-add-ons} option
-to activate them, and they will be compiled into the library.
-
You will need recent versions of several GNU tools: definitely GCC and
GNU Make, and possibly others. @xref{Tools for Compilation}, below.
@@ -95,17 +90,6 @@ occasionally happen in this case. You can also use this option if you want to
compile @theglibc{} with a newer set of kernel headers than the ones found in
@file{/usr/include}.
-@item --enable-add-ons[=@var{list}]
-Specify add-on packages to include in the build. If this option is
-specified with no list, it enables all the add-on packages it finds in
-the main source directory; this is the default behavior. You may
-specify an explicit list of add-ons to use in @var{list}, separated by
-spaces or commas (if you use spaces, remember to quote them from the
-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-@var{version}}.
-
@item --enable-kernel=@var{version}
This option is currently only useful on @gnulinuxsystems{}. The
@var{version} parameter should have the form X.Y.Z and describes the