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authorCarlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell@mentor.com>2012-06-30 08:27:06 -0700
committerCarlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell@mentor.com>2012-06-30 08:27:06 -0700
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Update NEWS and README.glibc-2.16
Final update for 2.16 release.
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@@ -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 release.
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 Can build either x86_64 or x32
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