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-rw-r--r--ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--FAQ16
-rw-r--r--FAQ.in16
-rw-r--r--INSTALL20
-rw-r--r--Makeconfig13
-rw-r--r--NEWS2
-rw-r--r--config.make.in1
-rwxr-xr-xconfigure11
-rw-r--r--configure.in6
-rw-r--r--manual/install.texi7
10 files changed, 17 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 62073f0..5f89bc9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
2012-01-07 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@gmail.com>
+ [BZ #13552]
+ * configure.in: Remove --enable-omitfp support.
+ * FAQ.in: Adjust.
+ * config.make.in: Likewise.
+ * Makeconfig: Likewise.
+ * manual/install.texi: Likewise.
+
In case anyone cares, the IA-64 architecture could move to ports.
* sysdeps/ia64/*: Removed.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/*: Removed.
diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index bd5849e..f7e2b23 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -464,21 +464,7 @@ any other link path.
1.15. What's the problem with configure --enable-omitfp?
-{AJ} When --enable-omitfp is set the libraries are built without frame
-pointers. Some compilers produce buggy code for this model and therefore we
-don't advise using it at the moment.
-
-If you use --enable-omitfp, you're on your own. If you encounter problems
-with a library that was build this way, we advise you to rebuild the library
-without --enable-omitfp. If the problem vanishes consider tracking the
-problem down and report it as compiler failure.
-
-Since a library built with --enable-omitfp is undebuggable on most systems,
-debuggable libraries are also built - you can use them by appending "_g" to
-the library names.
-
-The compilation of these extra libraries and the compiler optimizations slow
-down the build process and need more disk space.
+{} Removed. Does not apply anymore.
1.16. I get failures during `make check'. What should I do?
diff --git a/FAQ.in b/FAQ.in
index af61599..216155c 100644
--- a/FAQ.in
+++ b/FAQ.in
@@ -265,21 +265,7 @@ any other link path.
?? What's the problem with configure --enable-omitfp?
-{AJ} When --enable-omitfp is set the libraries are built without frame
-pointers. Some compilers produce buggy code for this model and therefore we
-don't advise using it at the moment.
-
-If you use --enable-omitfp, you're on your own. If you encounter problems
-with a library that was build this way, we advise you to rebuild the library
-without --enable-omitfp. If the problem vanishes consider tracking the
-problem down and report it as compiler failure.
-
-Since a library built with --enable-omitfp is undebuggable on most systems,
-debuggable libraries are also built - you can use them by appending "_g" to
-the library names.
-
-The compilation of these extra libraries and the compiler optimizations slow
-down the build process and need more disk space.
+{} Removed. Does not apply anymore.
?? I get failures during `make check'. What should I do?
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 3ec80e3..3fcdb5c 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -113,14 +113,6 @@ will be used, and CFLAGS sets optimization options for the compiler.
Don't build libraries with profiling information. You may want to
use this option if you don't plan to do profiling.
-`--enable-omitfp'
- Use maximum optimization for the normal (static and shared)
- libraries, and compile separate static libraries with debugging
- information and no optimization. We recommend not doing this.
- The extra optimization doesn't gain you much, it may provoke
- compiler bugs, and you won't be able to trace bugs through the C
- library.
-
`--disable-versioning'
Don't compile the shared libraries with symbol version information.
Doing this will make the resulting library incompatible with old
@@ -204,9 +196,9 @@ cross-compiler for the target you configured the library for; it is
important to use this same `CC' value when running `configure', like
this: `CC=TARGET-gcc configure TARGET'. Set `BUILD_CC' to the compiler
to use for programs run on the build system as part of compiling the
-library. You may need to set `AR' and `RANLIB' to cross-compiling
-versions of `ar' and `ranlib' if the native tools are not configured to
-work with object files for the target you configured for.
+library. You may need to set `AR' to cross-compiling versions of `ar'
+if the native tools are not configured to work with object files for
+the target you configured for.
Installing the C Library
========================
@@ -317,12 +309,11 @@ build the GNU C library:
Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular
platforms.
- * GNU `binutils'
+ * GNU `binutils' 2.15 or later
You must use GNU `binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C library.
No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
- moment. The configure scripts checks for the appropriate version
- for the platform. Too-old versions will prevent building glibc.
+ moment.
* GNU `texinfo' 3.12f
@@ -461,3 +452,4 @@ or the manual has a bug, so report the disagreement. If you find any
errors or omissions in this manual, please report them to the bug
database. If you refer to specific sections of the manual, please
include the section names for easier identification.
+
diff --git a/Makeconfig b/Makeconfig
index 8195245..a97b7d0 100644
--- a/Makeconfig
+++ b/Makeconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1991-2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011
+# Copyright (C) 1991-2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012
# Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# This file is part of the GNU C Library.
@@ -762,17 +762,6 @@ CPPFLAGS-.op = -DPROF $(pic-default)
CFLAGS-.op = -pg
libtype.op = lib%_p.a
endif
-ifeq (yes,$(build-omitfp))
-# Under --enable-omitfp, we build the library optimized without
-# debugging information using -fomit-frame-pointer, and build an extra
-# library with debugging information. The debuggable objects are named foo.og.
-object-suffixes += .og
-CPPFLAGS-.og = $(pic-default)
-CFLAGS-.og = -g
-CFLAGS-.o = $(filter %frame-pointer,$(+cflags)) -g0 -O99 -fomit-frame-pointer -D__USE_STRING_INLINES
-CFLAGS-.os += -g0 -O99 -fomit-frame-pointer -D__USE_STRING_INLINES
-libtype.og = lib%_g.a
-endif
bppfx = BP-
ifeq (yes,$(build-bounded))
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0c91c60..a7c4569 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Version 2.16
* The following bugs are resolved with this release:
- 13526, 13527, 13528, 13529, 13531, 13532, 13533, 13547, 13555
+ 13526, 13527, 13528, 13529, 13531, 13532, 13533, 13547, 13552, 13555
* ISO C11 support:
diff --git a/config.make.in b/config.make.in
index d2baf6d..7ee0cfd 100644
--- a/config.make.in
+++ b/config.make.in
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ build-static = @static@
build-shared = @shared@
build-pic-default= @libc_cv_pic_default@
build-profile = @profile@
-build-omitfp = @omitfp@
build-bounded = @bounded@
build-static-nss = @static_nss@
add-ons = @add_ons@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ff680c4..9f789ef 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -612,7 +612,6 @@ DEFINES
nopic_initfini
static_nss
bounded
-omitfp
profile
libc_cv_pic_default
shared
@@ -777,7 +776,6 @@ enable_sanity_checks
enable_check_abi
enable_shared
enable_profile
-enable_omitfp
enable_bounded
enable_versioning
enable_oldest_abi
@@ -1427,7 +1425,6 @@ Optional Features:
[default=no]
--enable-shared build shared library [default=yes if GNU ld & ELF]
--enable-profile build profiled library [default=no]
- --enable-omitfp build undebuggable optimized library [default=no]
--enable-bounded build with runtime bounds checking [default=no]
--disable-versioning do not include versioning information in the library
objects [default=yes if supported]
@@ -3607,13 +3604,6 @@ else
profile=no
fi
-# Check whether --enable-omitfp was given.
-if test "${enable_omitfp+set}" = set; then :
- enableval=$enable_omitfp; omitfp=$enableval
-else
- omitfp=no
-fi
-
# Check whether --enable-bounded was given.
if test "${enable_bounded+set}" = set; then :
enableval=$enable_bounded; bounded=$enableval
@@ -7984,7 +7974,6 @@ $as_echo "$libc_cv_pic_default" >&6; }
-
if test "`(cd $srcdir; pwd)`" = "`pwd`"; then
config_makefile=
else
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b998c47..daf5e15 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([profile],
[build profiled library @<:@default=no@:>@]),
[profile=$enableval],
[profile=no])
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([omitfp],
- AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-omitfp],
- [build undebuggable optimized library @<:@default=no@:>@]),
- [omitfp=$enableval],
- [omitfp=no])
AC_ARG_ENABLE([bounded],
AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-bounded],
[build with runtime bounds checking @<:@default=no@:>@]),
@@ -2367,7 +2362,6 @@ rm -f conftest.*])
AC_SUBST(libc_cv_pic_default)
AC_SUBST(profile)
-AC_SUBST(omitfp)
AC_SUBST(bounded)
AC_SUBST(static_nss)
AC_SUBST(nopic_initfini)
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 0ef3c3c..a83a5dd 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -136,13 +136,6 @@ linker.
Don't build libraries with profiling information. You may want to use
this option if you don't plan to do profiling.
-@item --enable-omitfp
-Use maximum optimization for the normal (static and shared)
-libraries, and compile separate static libraries with debugging
-information and no optimization. We recommend not doing this. The extra
-optimization doesn't gain you much, it may provoke compiler bugs, and you
-won't be able to trace bugs through the C library.
-
@item --disable-versioning
Don't compile the shared libraries with symbol version information.
Doing this will make the resulting library incompatible with old