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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ.in | 24 | ||||
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2000-11-16 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> + + * manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Update + documentation for GCC 2.95.2. + 2000-11-18 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> * sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c (gaih_inet): Only return -EAI_AGAIN @@ -20,8 +25,7 @@ 2000-11-16 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> - * libio/freopen.c (freopen): Reset _mode after succesful - reopening. + * libio/freopen.c (freopen): Reset _mode after succesful reopening. * libio/freopen64.c (freopen64): Likewise. Patch by Shinya Hanataka <hanataka@abyss.rim.or.jp>. @@ -63,22 +63,9 @@ a local mirror first. You should always try to use the latest official release. Older versions may not have all the features GNU libc requires. The current releases of -egcs (1.0.3 and 1.1.1) should work with the GNU C library (for powerpc see +gcc (2.95 or newer) should work with the GNU C library (for powerpc see ?powerpc; for ARM see ?arm; for MIPS see ?mips). -While the GNU CC should be able to compile glibc it is nevertheless adviced -to use EGCS. Comparing the sizes of glibc on Intel compiled with a recent -EGCS and gcc 2.8.1 shows this: - - text data bss dec hex filename - egcs-2.93.10 862897 15944 12824 891665 d9b11 libc.so - gcc-2.8.1 959965 16468 12152 988585 f15a9 libc.so - -Make up your own decision. - -GNU CC versions 2.95 and above are derived from egcs, and they may do even -better. - Please note that gcc 2.95 and 2.95.x cannot compile glibc on Alpha due to problems in the complex float support. @@ -193,11 +180,7 @@ to the root of the 2.2 tree and do `make include/linux/version.h'. ?? The compiler hangs while building iconvdata modules. What's wrong? -{ZW} This is a problem with old versions of GCC. Initialization of large -static arrays is very slow. The compiler will eventually finish; give it -time. - -The problem is fixed in egcs 1.1. +{} Removed. Does not apply anymore. ?? When I run `nm -u libc.so' on the produced library I still find unresolved symbols. Can this be ok? @@ -643,8 +626,7 @@ you got with your distribution. glibc 2.x? {AJ} There's only correct support for glibc 2.0.x in gcc 2.7.2.3 or later. -But you should get at least gcc 2.8.1 or egcs 1.1 (or later versions) -instead. +But you should get at least gcc 2.95.2 (or later versions) instead. ?? The `gencat' utility cannot process the catalog sources which were used on my Linux libc5 based system. Why? diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index b9cb047..253847a 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -332,22 +332,17 @@ recommend version GNU @code{make} version 3.79. All earlier versions have severe bugs or lack features. @item -EGCS 1.1.1, 1.1 or 1.0.3, or GCC 2.8.1, 2.95 or newer +GCC 2.95 or newer The GNU C library can only be compiled with the GNU C compiler family. -As of the 2.1 release, EGCS 1.0.3 or higher is required. GCC 2.8.1 can -also be used (but see the FAQ for reasons why you might not want to). -Earlier versions simply are too buggy. As of this writing, GCC 2.95.2 -is the compiler we advise to use. +As of the 2.2 release, GCC 2.95.2 or higher is required. As of this +writing, GCC 2.95.2 is the compiler we advise to use. You can use whatever compiler you like to compile programs that use GNU libc, but be aware that both GCC 2.7 and 2.8 have bugs in their floating-point support that may be triggered by the math library. -On Alpha machines you need at least EGCS 1.1.1. Earlier versions don't -work reliably. - -For PPC you might need some patches even on top of the last EGCS version. +For PPC you might need some patches even on top of the last GCC version. See the FAQ. @item |