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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2023-06-29 09:20:41 -0700
committerSiddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@sourceware.org>2023-06-29 14:08:39 -0400
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -15,98 +15,98 @@ Configuring and compiling the GNU C Library
 
 The GNU C Library cannot be compiled in the source directory.  You must
 build it in a separate build directory.  For example, if you have
-unpacked the GNU C Library sources in '/src/gnu/glibc-VERSION', create a
-directory '/src/gnu/glibc-build' to put the object files in.  This
+unpacked the GNU C Library sources in ‘/src/gnu/glibc-VERSION’, create a
+directory ‘/src/gnu/glibc-build’ to put the object files in.  This
 allows removing the whole build directory in case an error occurs, which
 is the safest way to get a fresh start and should always be done.
 
-   From your object directory, run the shell script 'configure' located
-at the top level of the source tree.  In the scenario above, you'd type
+   From your object directory, run the shell script ‘configure’ located
+at the top level of the source tree.  In the scenario above, you’d type
 
      $ ../glibc-VERSION/configure ARGS...
 
-   Please note that even though you're building in a separate build
+   Please note that even though you’re building in a separate build
 directory, the compilation may need to create or modify files and
 directories in the source directory.
 
-'configure' takes many options, but the only one that is usually
-mandatory is '--prefix'.  This option tells 'configure' where you want
-the GNU C Library installed.  This defaults to '/usr/local', but the
+‘configure’ takes many options, but the only one that is usually
+mandatory is ‘--prefix’.  This option tells ‘configure’ where you want
+the GNU C Library installed.  This defaults to ‘/usr/local’, but the
 normal setting to install as the standard system library is
-'--prefix=/usr' for GNU/Linux systems and '--prefix=' (an empty prefix)
+‘--prefix=/usr’ for GNU/Linux systems and ‘--prefix=’ (an empty prefix)
 for GNU/Hurd systems.
 
-   It may also be useful to pass 'CC=COMPILER' and 'CFLAGS=FLAGS'
-arguments to 'configure'.  'CC' selects the C compiler that will be
-used, and 'CFLAGS' sets optimization options for the compiler.  Any
+   It may also be useful to pass ‘CC=COMPILER’ and ‘CFLAGS=FLAGS’
+arguments to ‘configure’.  ‘CC’ selects the C compiler that will be
+used, and ‘CFLAGS’ sets optimization options for the compiler.  Any
 compiler options required for all compilations, such as options
 selecting an ABI or a processor for which to generate code, should be
-included in 'CC'.  Options that may be overridden by the GNU C Library
+included in ‘CC’.  Options that may be overridden by the GNU C Library
 build system for particular files, such as for optimization and
-debugging, should go in 'CFLAGS'.  The default value of 'CFLAGS' is '-g
--O2', and the GNU C Library cannot be compiled without optimization, so
-if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
+debugging, should go in ‘CFLAGS’.  The default value of ‘CFLAGS’ is ‘-g
+-O2’, and the GNU C Library cannot be compiled without optimization, so
+if ‘CFLAGS’ is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
 
      $ ../glibc-VERSION/configure CC="gcc -m32" CFLAGS="-O3"
 
    The following list describes all of the available options for
-'configure':
+‘configure’:
 
-'--prefix=DIRECTORY'
+‘--prefix=DIRECTORY’
      Install machine-independent data files in subdirectories of
-     'DIRECTORY'.  The default is to install in '/usr/local'.
+     ‘DIRECTORY’.  The default is to install in ‘/usr/local’.
 
-'--exec-prefix=DIRECTORY'
+‘--exec-prefix=DIRECTORY’
      Install the library and other machine-dependent files in
-     subdirectories of 'DIRECTORY'.  The default is to the '--prefix'
-     directory if that option is specified, or '/usr/local' otherwise.
+     subdirectories of ‘DIRECTORY’.  The default is to the ‘--prefix’
+     directory if that option is specified, or ‘/usr/local’ otherwise.
 
-'--with-headers=DIRECTORY'
-     Look for kernel header files in DIRECTORY, not '/usr/include'.  The
-     GNU C Library needs information from the kernel's header files
+‘--with-headers=DIRECTORY’
+     Look for kernel header files in DIRECTORY, not ‘/usr/include’.  The
+     GNU C Library needs information from the kernel’s header files
      describing the interface to the kernel.  The GNU C Library will
-     normally look in '/usr/include' for them, but if you specify this
+     normally look in ‘/usr/include’ for them, but if you specify this
      option, it will look in DIRECTORY instead.
 
      This option is primarily of use on a system where the headers in
-     '/usr/include' come from an older version of the GNU C Library.
+     ‘/usr/include’ come from an older version of the GNU C Library.
      Conflicts can occasionally happen in this case.  You can also use
      this option if you want to compile the GNU C Library with a newer
-     set of kernel headers than the ones found in '/usr/include'.
+     set of kernel headers than the ones found in ‘/usr/include’.
 
-'--enable-kernel=VERSION'
+‘--enable-kernel=VERSION’
      This option is currently only useful on GNU/Linux systems.  The
      VERSION parameter should have the form X.Y.Z and describes the
      smallest version of the Linux kernel the generated library is
      expected to support.  The higher the VERSION number is, the less
      compatibility code is added, and the faster the code gets.
 
-'--with-binutils=DIRECTORY'
-     Use the binutils (assembler and linker) in 'DIRECTORY', not the
+‘--with-binutils=DIRECTORY’
+     Use the binutils (assembler and linker) in ‘DIRECTORY’, not the
      ones the C compiler would default to.  You can use this option if
      the default binutils on your system cannot deal with all the
-     constructs in the GNU C Library.  In that case, 'configure' will
+     constructs in the GNU C Library.  In that case, ‘configure’ will
      detect the problem and suppress these constructs, so that the
-     library will still be usable, but functionality may be lost--for
-     example, you can't build a shared libc with old binutils.
+     library will still be usable, but functionality may be lost—for
+     example, you can’t build a shared libc with old binutils.
 
-'--with-nonshared-cflags=CFLAGS'
+‘--with-nonshared-cflags=CFLAGS’
      Use additional compiler flags CFLAGS to build the parts of the
      library which are always statically linked into applications and
      libraries even with shared linking (that is, the object files
-     contained in 'lib*_nonshared.a' libraries).  The build process will
+     contained in ‘lib*_nonshared.a’ libraries).  The build process will
      automatically use the appropriate flags, but this option can be
      used to set additional flags required for building applications and
      libraries, to match local policy.  For example, if such a policy
      requires that all code linked into applications must be built with
      source fortification,
-     '--with-nonshared-cflags=-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' will make sure
-     that the objects in 'libc_nonshared.a' are compiled with this flag
+     ‘--with-nonshared-cflags=-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2’ will make sure
+     that the objects in ‘libc_nonshared.a’ are compiled with this flag
      (although this will not affect the generated code in this
      particular case and potentially change debugging information and
      metadata only).
 
-'--with-rtld-early-cflags=CFLAGS'
+‘--with-rtld-early-cflags=CFLAGS’
      Use additional compiler flags CFLAGS to build the early startup
      code of the dynamic linker.  These flags can be used to enable
      early dynamic linker diagnostics to run on CPUs which are not
@@ -114,18 +114,18 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
      compiler flags which target a later instruction set architecture
      (ISA).
 
-'--with-timeoutfactor=NUM'
+‘--with-timeoutfactor=NUM’
      Specify an integer NUM to scale the timeout of test programs.  This
-     factor can be changed at run time using 'TIMEOUTFACTOR' environment
+     factor can be changed at run time using ‘TIMEOUTFACTOR’ environment
      variable.
 
-'--disable-shared'
-     Don't build shared libraries even if it is possible.  Not all
+‘--disable-shared’
+     Don’t build shared libraries even if it is possible.  Not all
      systems support shared libraries; you need ELF support and
      (currently) the GNU linker.
 
-'--disable-default-pie'
-     Don't build glibc programs and the testsuite as position
+‘--disable-default-pie’
+     Don’t build glibc programs and the testsuite as position
      independent executables (PIE). By default, glibc programs and tests
      are created as position independent executables on targets that
      support it.  If the toolchain and architecture support it, static
@@ -133,33 +133,33 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
      used with the GCC option, -static-pie, which is available with GCC
      8 or above, to create static PIE.
 
-'--enable-cet'
-'--enable-cet=permissive'
+‘--enable-cet’
+‘--enable-cet=permissive’
      Enable Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) support.
-     When the GNU C Library is built with '--enable-cet' or
-     '--enable-cet=permissive', the resulting library is protected with
+     When the GNU C Library is built with ‘--enable-cet’ or
+     ‘--enable-cet=permissive’, the resulting library is protected with
      indirect branch tracking (IBT) and shadow stack (SHSTK).  When CET
      is enabled, the GNU C Library is compatible with all existing
      executables and shared libraries.  This feature is currently
      supported on i386, x86_64 and x32 with GCC 8 and binutils 2.29 or
      later.  Note that when CET is enabled, the GNU C Library requires
      CPUs capable of multi-byte NOPs, like x86-64 processors as well as
-     Intel Pentium Pro or newer.  With '--enable-cet', it is an error to
+     Intel Pentium Pro or newer.  With ‘--enable-cet’, it is an error to
      dlopen a non CET enabled shared library in CET enabled application.
-     With '--enable-cet=permissive', CET is disabled when dlopening a
+     With ‘--enable-cet=permissive’, CET is disabled when dlopening a
      non CET enabled shared library in CET enabled application.
 
-     NOTE: '--enable-cet' has been tested for i686, x86_64 and x32 on
-     non-CET processors.  '--enable-cet' has been tested for i686,
+     NOTE: ‘--enable-cet’ has been tested for i686, x86_64 and x32 on
+     non-CET processors.  ‘--enable-cet’ has been tested for i686,
      x86_64 and x32 on CET processors.
 
-'--enable-memory-tagging'
+‘--enable-memory-tagging’
      Enable memory tagging support if the architecture supports it.
      When the GNU C Library is built with this option then the resulting
      library will be able to control the use of tagged memory when
      hardware support is present by use of the tunable
-     'glibc.mem.tagging'.  This includes the generation of tagged memory
-     when using the 'malloc' APIs.
+     ‘glibc.mem.tagging’.  This includes the generation of tagged memory
+     when using the ‘malloc’ APIs.
 
      At present only AArch64 platforms with MTE provide this
      functionality, although the library will still operate (without
@@ -167,118 +167,118 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
 
      The default is to disable support for memory tagging.
 
-'--disable-profile'
-     Don't build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to
-     use this option if you don't plan to do profiling.
+‘--disable-profile’
+     Don’t build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to
+     use this option if you don’t plan to do profiling.
 
-'--enable-static-nss'
+‘--enable-static-nss’
      Compile static versions of the NSS (Name Service Switch) libraries.
      This is not recommended because it defeats the purpose of NSS; a
      program linked statically with the NSS libraries cannot be
      dynamically reconfigured to use a different name database.
 
-'--enable-hardcoded-path-in-tests'
+‘--enable-hardcoded-path-in-tests’
      By default, dynamic tests are linked to run with the installed C
      library.  This option hardcodes the newly built C library path in
      dynamic tests so that they can be invoked directly.
 
-'--disable-timezone-tools'
-     By default, timezone related utilities ('zic', 'zdump', and
-     'tzselect') are installed with the GNU C Library.  If you are
-     building these independently (e.g.  by using the 'tzcode' package),
+‘--disable-timezone-tools’
+     By default, timezone related utilities (‘zic’, ‘zdump’, and
+     ‘tzselect’) are installed with the GNU C Library.  If you are
+     building these independently (e.g.  by using the ‘tzcode’ package),
      then this option will allow disabling the install of these.
 
      Note that you need to make sure the external tools are kept in sync
      with the versions that the GNU C Library expects as the data
-     formats may change over time.  Consult the 'timezone' subdirectory
+     formats may change over time.  Consult the ‘timezone’ subdirectory
      for more details.
 
-'--enable-stack-protector'
-'--enable-stack-protector=strong'
-'--enable-stack-protector=all'
+‘--enable-stack-protector’
+‘--enable-stack-protector=strong’
+‘--enable-stack-protector=all’
      Compile the C library and all other parts of the glibc package
      (including the threading and math libraries, NSS modules, and
-     transliteration modules) using the GCC '-fstack-protector',
-     '-fstack-protector-strong' or '-fstack-protector-all' options to
+     transliteration modules) using the GCC ‘-fstack-protector’,
+     ‘-fstack-protector-strong’ or ‘-fstack-protector-all’ options to
      detect stack overruns.  Only the dynamic linker and a small number
      of routines called directly from assembler are excluded from this
      protection.
 
-'--enable-bind-now'
+‘--enable-bind-now’
      Disable lazy binding for installed shared objects and programs.
      This provides additional security hardening because it enables full
      RELRO and a read-only global offset table (GOT), at the cost of
      slightly increased program load times.
 
-'--enable-pt_chown'
-     The file 'pt_chown' is a helper binary for 'grantpt' (*note
+‘--enable-pt_chown’
+     The file ‘pt_chown’ is a helper binary for ‘grantpt’ (*note
      Pseudo-Terminals: Allocation.) that is installed setuid root to fix
      up pseudo-terminal ownership on GNU/Hurd.  It is not required on
      GNU/Linux, and the GNU C Library will not use the installed
-     'pt_chown' program when configured with '--enable-pt_chown'.
+     ‘pt_chown’ program when configured with ‘--enable-pt_chown’.
 
-'--disable-werror'
-     By default, the GNU C Library is built with '-Werror'.  If you wish
+‘--disable-werror’
+     By default, the GNU C Library is built with ‘-Werror’.  If you wish
      to build without this option (for example, if building with a newer
      version of GCC than this version of the GNU C Library was tested
-     with, so new warnings cause the build with '-Werror' to fail), you
-     can configure with '--disable-werror'.
+     with, so new warnings cause the build with ‘-Werror’ to fail), you
+     can configure with ‘--disable-werror’.
 
-'--disable-mathvec'
+‘--disable-mathvec’
      By default for x86_64, the GNU C Library is built with the vector
      math library.  Use this option to disable the vector math library.
 
-'--disable-crypt'
-     Do not install the passphrase-hashing library 'libcrypt' or the
-     header file 'crypt.h'.  'unistd.h' will still declare the function
-     'crypt'.  Using this option does not change the set of programs
-     that may need to be linked with '-lcrypt'; it only means that the
+‘--disable-crypt’
+     Do not install the passphrase-hashing library ‘libcrypt’ or the
+     header file ‘crypt.h’.  ‘unistd.h’ will still declare the function
+     ‘crypt’.  Using this option does not change the set of programs
+     that may need to be linked with ‘-lcrypt’; it only means that the
      GNU C Library will not provide that library.
 
      This option is for hackers and distributions experimenting with
      independently-maintained implementations of libcrypt.  It may
      become the default in a future release.
 
-'--disable-scv'
-     Disable using 'scv' instruction for syscalls.  All syscalls will
-     use 'sc' instead, even if the kernel supports 'scv'.  PowerPC only.
+‘--disable-scv’
+     Disable using ‘scv’ instruction for syscalls.  All syscalls will
+     use ‘sc’ instead, even if the kernel supports ‘scv’.  PowerPC only.
 
-'--build=BUILD-SYSTEM'
-'--host=HOST-SYSTEM'
+‘--build=BUILD-SYSTEM’
+‘--host=HOST-SYSTEM’
      These options are for cross-compiling.  If you specify both options
-     and BUILD-SYSTEM is different from HOST-SYSTEM, 'configure' will
+     and BUILD-SYSTEM is different from HOST-SYSTEM, ‘configure’ will
      prepare to cross-compile the GNU C Library from BUILD-SYSTEM to be
-     used on HOST-SYSTEM.  You'll probably need the '--with-headers'
-     option too, and you may have to override CONFIGURE's selection of
+     used on HOST-SYSTEM.  You’ll probably need the ‘--with-headers’
+     option too, and you may have to override CONFIGURE’s selection of
      the compiler and/or binutils.
 
-     If you only specify '--host', 'configure' will prepare for a native
+     If you only specify ‘--host’, ‘configure’ will prepare for a native
      compile but use what you specify instead of guessing what your
      system is.  This is most useful to change the CPU submodel.  For
-     example, if 'configure' guesses your machine as 'i686-pc-linux-gnu'
+     example, if ‘configure’ guesses your machine as ‘i686-pc-linux-gnu’
      but you want to compile a library for 586es, give
-     '--host=i586-pc-linux-gnu' or just '--host=i586-linux' and add the
-     appropriate compiler flags ('-mcpu=i586' will do the trick) to
-     'CC'.
+     ‘--host=i586-pc-linux-gnu’ or just ‘--host=i586-linux’ and add the
+     appropriate compiler flags (‘-mcpu=i586’ will do the trick) to
+     ‘CC’.
 
-     If you specify just '--build', 'configure' will get confused.
+     If you specify just ‘--build’, ‘configure’ will get confused.
 
-'--with-pkgversion=VERSION'
+‘--with-pkgversion=VERSION’
      Specify a description, possibly including a build number or build
-     date, of the binaries being built, to be included in '--version'
+     date, of the binaries being built, to be included in ‘--version’
      output from programs installed with the GNU C Library.  For
-     example, '--with-pkgversion='FooBar GNU/Linux glibc build 123''.
-     The default value is 'GNU libc'.
+     example, ‘--with-pkgversion='FooBar GNU/Linux glibc build 123'’.
+     The default value is ‘GNU libc’.
 
-'--with-bugurl=URL'
+‘--with-bugurl=URL’
      Specify the URL that users should visit if they wish to report a
-     bug, to be included in '--help' output from programs installed with
+     bug, to be included in ‘--help’ output from programs installed with
      the GNU C Library.  The default value refers to the main
      bug-reporting information for the GNU C Library.
 
-   To build the library and related programs, type 'make'.  This will
-produce a lot of output, some of which may look like errors from 'make'
-but aren't.  Look for error messages from 'make' containing '***'.
+   To build the library and related programs, type ‘make’.  This will
+produce a lot of output, some of which may look like errors from ‘make’
+but aren’t.  Look for error messages from ‘make’ containing ‘***’.
 Those indicate that something is seriously wrong.
 
    The compilation process can take a long time, depending on the
@@ -286,91 +286,91 @@ configuration and the speed of your machine.  Some complex modules may
 take a very long time to compile, as much as several minutes on slower
 machines.  Do not panic if the compiler appears to hang.
 
-   If you want to run a parallel make, simply pass the '-j' option with
-an appropriate numeric parameter to 'make'.  You need a recent GNU
-'make' version, though.
+   If you want to run a parallel make, simply pass the ‘-j’ option with
+an appropriate numeric parameter to ‘make’.  You need a recent GNU
+‘make’ version, though.
 
    To build and run test programs which exercise some of the library
-facilities, type 'make check'.  If it does not complete successfully, do
+facilities, type ‘make check’.  If it does not complete successfully, do
 not use the built library, and report a bug after verifying that the
 problem is not already known.  *Note Reporting Bugs::, for instructions
 on reporting bugs.  Note that some of the tests assume they are not
-being run by 'root'.  We recommend you compile and test the GNU C
+being run by ‘root’.  We recommend you compile and test the GNU C
 Library as an unprivileged user.
 
    Before reporting bugs make sure there is no problem with your system.
 The tests (and later installation) use some pre-existing files of the
-system such as '/etc/passwd', '/etc/nsswitch.conf' and others.  These
+system such as ‘/etc/passwd’, ‘/etc/nsswitch.conf’ and others.  These
 files must all contain correct and sensible content.
 
-   Normally, 'make check' will run all the tests before reporting all
+   Normally, ‘make check’ will run all the tests before reporting all
 problems found and exiting with error status if any problems occurred.
-You can specify 'stop-on-test-failure=y' when running 'make check' to
+You can specify ‘stop-on-test-failure=y’ when running ‘make check’ to
 make the test run stop and exit with an error status immediately when a
 failure occurs.
 
-   To format the 'GNU C Library Reference Manual' for printing, type
-'make dvi'.  You need a working TeX installation to do this.  The
+   To format the ‘GNU C Library Reference Manual’ for printing, type
+‘make dvi’.  You need a working TeX installation to do this.  The
 distribution builds the on-line formatted version of the manual, as Info
 files, as part of the build process.  You can build them manually with
-'make info'.
+‘make info’.
 
    The library has a number of special-purpose configuration parameters
-which you can find in 'Makeconfig'.  These can be overwritten with the
-file 'configparms'.  To change them, create a 'configparms' in your
+which you can find in ‘Makeconfig’.  These can be overwritten with the
+file ‘configparms’.  To change them, create a ‘configparms’ in your
 build directory and add values as appropriate for your system.  The file
-is included and parsed by 'make' and has to follow the conventions for
+is included and parsed by ‘make’ and has to follow the conventions for
 makefiles.
 
    It is easy to configure the GNU C Library for cross-compilation by
-setting a few variables in 'configparms'.  Set 'CC' to the
+setting a few variables in ‘configparms’.  Set ‘CC’ to the
 cross-compiler for the target you configured the library for; it is
-important to use this same 'CC' value when running 'configure', like
-this: 'configure TARGET CC=TARGET-gcc'.  Set 'BUILD_CC' to the compiler
+important to use this same ‘CC’ value when running ‘configure’, like
+this: ‘configure TARGET CC=TARGET-gcc’.  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' to cross-compiling versions of 'ar'
+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.  When cross-compiling the GNU C Library, it
-may be tested using 'make check
-test-wrapper="SRCDIR/scripts/cross-test-ssh.sh HOSTNAME"', where SRCDIR
+may be tested using ‘make check
+test-wrapper="SRCDIR/scripts/cross-test-ssh.sh HOSTNAME"’, where SRCDIR
 is the absolute directory name for the main source directory and
 HOSTNAME is the host name of a system that can run the newly built
 binaries of the GNU C Library.  The source and build directories must be
 visible at the same locations on both the build system and HOSTNAME.
-The 'cross-test-ssh.sh' script requires 'flock' from 'util-linux' to
+The ‘cross-test-ssh.sh’ script requires ‘flock’ from ‘util-linux’ to
 work when GLIBC_TEST_ALLOW_TIME_SETTING environment variable is set.
 
    It is also possible to execute tests, which require setting the date
 on the target machine.  Following use cases are supported:
-   * 'GLIBC_TEST_ALLOW_TIME_SETTING' is set in the environment in which
+   • ‘GLIBC_TEST_ALLOW_TIME_SETTING’ is set in the environment in which
      eligible tests are executed and have the privilege to run
-     'clock_settime'.  In this case, nothing prevents those tests from
+     ‘clock_settime’.  In this case, nothing prevents those tests from
      running in parallel, so the caller shall assure that those tests
      are serialized or provide a proper wrapper script for them.
 
-   * The 'cross-test-ssh.sh' script is used and one passes the
-     '--allow-time-setting' flag.  In this case, both sets
-     'GLIBC_TEST_ALLOW_TIME_SETTING' and serialization of test execution
+   • The ‘cross-test-ssh.sh’ script is used and one passes the
+     ‘--allow-time-setting’ flag.  In this case, both sets
+     ‘GLIBC_TEST_ALLOW_TIME_SETTING’ and serialization of test execution
      are assured automatically.
 
-   In general, when testing the GNU C Library, 'test-wrapper' may be set
+   In general, when testing the GNU C Library, ‘test-wrapper’ may be set
 to the name and arguments of any program to run newly built binaries.
 This program must preserve the arguments to the binary being run, its
 working directory and the standard input, output and error file
-descriptors.  If 'TEST-WRAPPER env' will not work to run a program with
-environment variables set, then 'test-wrapper-env' must be set to a
+descriptors.  If ‘TEST-WRAPPER env’ will not work to run a program with
+environment variables set, then ‘test-wrapper-env’ must be set to a
 program that runs a newly built program with environment variable
-assignments in effect, those assignments being specified as 'VAR=VALUE'
+assignments in effect, those assignments being specified as ‘VAR=VALUE’
 before the name of the program to be run.  If multiple assignments to
 the same variable are specified, the last assignment specified must take
-precedence.  Similarly, if 'TEST-WRAPPER env -i' will not work to run a
+precedence.  Similarly, if ‘TEST-WRAPPER env -i’ will not work to run a
 program with an environment completely empty of variables except those
-directly assigned, then 'test-wrapper-env-only' must be set; its use has
-the same syntax as 'test-wrapper-env', the only difference in its
+directly assigned, then ‘test-wrapper-env-only’ must be set; its use has
+the same syntax as ‘test-wrapper-env’, the only difference in its
 semantics being starting with an empty set of environment variables
 rather than the ambient set.
 
-   For AArch64 with SVE, when testing the GNU C Library, 'test-wrapper'
+   For AArch64 with SVE, when testing the GNU C Library, ‘test-wrapper’
 may be set to "SRCDIR/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/vltest.py
 VECTOR-LENGTH" to change Vector Length.
 
@@ -378,51 +378,51 @@ Installing the C Library
 ========================
 
 To install the library and its header files, and the Info files of the
-manual, type 'make install'.  This will build things, if necessary,
+manual, type ‘make install’.  This will build things, if necessary,
 before installing them; however, you should still compile everything
 first.  If you are installing the GNU C Library as your primary C
 library, we recommend that you shut the system down to single-user mode
 first, and reboot afterward.  This minimizes the risk of breaking things
 when the library changes out from underneath.
 
-   'make install' will do the entire job of upgrading from a previous
+   ‘make install’ will do the entire job of upgrading from a previous
 installation of the GNU C Library version 2.x.  There may sometimes be
 headers left behind from the previous installation, but those are
 generally harmless.  If you want to avoid leaving headers behind you can
 do things in the following order.
 
-   You must first build the library ('make'), optionally check it ('make
-check'), switch the include directories and then install ('make
-install').  The steps must be done in this order.  Not moving the
+   You must first build the library (‘make’), optionally check it (‘make
+check’), switch the include directories and then install (‘make
+install’).  The steps must be done in this order.  Not moving the
 directory before install will result in an unusable mixture of header
 files from both libraries, but configuring, building, and checking the
 library requires the ability to compile and run programs against the old
-library.  The new '/usr/include', after switching the include
+library.  The new ‘/usr/include’, after switching the include
 directories and before installing the library should contain the Linux
 headers, but nothing else.  If you do this, you will need to restore any
 headers from libraries other than the GNU C Library yourself after
 installing the library.
 
    You can install the GNU C Library somewhere other than where you
-configured it to go by setting the 'DESTDIR' GNU standard make variable
-on the command line for 'make install'.  The value of this variable is
+configured it to go by setting the ‘DESTDIR’ GNU standard make variable
+on the command line for ‘make install’.  The value of this variable is
 prepended to all the paths for installation.  This is useful when
 setting up a chroot environment or preparing a binary distribution.  The
 directory should be specified with an absolute file name.  Installing
-with the 'prefix' and 'exec_prefix' GNU standard make variables set is
+with the ‘prefix’ and ‘exec_prefix’ GNU standard make variables set is
 not supported.
 
-   The GNU C Library includes a daemon called 'nscd', which you may or
-may not want to run.  'nscd' caches name service lookups; it can
+   The GNU C Library includes a daemon called ‘nscd’, which you may or
+may not want to run.  ‘nscd’ caches name service lookups; it can
 dramatically improve performance with NIS+, and may help with DNS as
 well.
 
-   One auxiliary program, '/usr/libexec/pt_chown', is installed setuid
-'root' if the '--enable-pt_chown' configuration option is used.  This
-program is invoked by the 'grantpt' function; it sets the permissions on
+   One auxiliary program, ‘/usr/libexec/pt_chown’, is installed setuid
+‘root’ if the ‘--enable-pt_chown’ configuration option is used.  This
+program is invoked by the ‘grantpt’ function; it sets the permissions on
 a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process.  If you are
-using a Linux kernel with the 'devpts' filesystem enabled and mounted at
-'/dev/pts', you don't need this program.
+using a Linux kernel with the ‘devpts’ filesystem enabled and mounted at
+‘/dev/pts’, you don’t need this program.
 
    After installation you should configure the timezone and install
 locales for your system.  The time zone configuration ensures that your
@@ -432,34 +432,34 @@ expectations of your language and geographic region.
 
    The GNU C Library is able to use two kinds of localization
 information sources, the first is a locale database named
-'locale-archive' which is generally installed as
-'/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive'.  The locale archive has the benefit of
+‘locale-archive’ which is generally installed as
+‘/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive’.  The locale archive has the benefit of
 taking up less space and being very fast to load, but only if you plan
 to install sixty or more locales.  If you plan to install one or two
 locales you can instead install individual locales into their self-named
-directories e.g. '/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8'.  For example to install
-the German locale using the character set for UTF-8 with name 'de_DE'
-into the locale archive issue the command 'localedef -i de_DE -f UTF-8
-de_DE', and to install just the one locale issue the command 'localedef
---no-archive -i de_DE -f UTF-8 de_DE'.  To configure all locales that
+directories e.g. ‘/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8’.  For example to install
+the German locale using the character set for UTF-8 with name ‘de_DE’
+into the locale archive issue the command ‘localedef -i de_DE -f UTF-8
+de_DE’, and to install just the one locale issue the command ‘localedef
+--no-archive -i de_DE -f UTF-8 de_DE’.  To configure all locales that
 are supported by the GNU C Library, you can issue from your build
-directory the command 'make localedata/install-locales' to install all
-locales into the locale archive or 'make
-localedata/install-locale-files' to install all locales as files in the
+directory the command ‘make localedata/install-locales’ to install all
+locales into the locale archive or ‘make
+localedata/install-locale-files’ to install all locales as files in the
 default configured locale installation directory (derived from
-'--prefix' or '--localedir').  To install into an alternative system
-root use 'DESTDIR' e.g. 'make localedata/install-locale-files
-DESTDIR=/opt/glibc', but note that this does not change the configured
+‘--prefix’ or ‘--localedir’).  To install into an alternative system
+root use ‘DESTDIR’ e.g. ‘make localedata/install-locale-files
+DESTDIR=/opt/glibc’, but note that this does not change the configured
 prefix.
 
-   To configure the locally used timezone, set the 'TZ' environment
-variable.  The script 'tzselect' helps you to select the right value.
-As an example, for Germany, 'tzselect' would tell you to use
-'TZ='Europe/Berlin''.  For a system wide installation (the given paths
-are for an installation with '--prefix=/usr'), link the timezone file
-which is in '/usr/share/zoneinfo' to the file '/etc/localtime'.  For
-Germany, you might execute 'ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin
-/etc/localtime'.
+   To configure the locally used timezone, set the ‘TZ’ environment
+variable.  The script ‘tzselect’ helps you to select the right value.
+As an example, for Germany, ‘tzselect’ would tell you to use
+‘TZ='Europe/Berlin'’.  For a system wide installation (the given paths
+are for an installation with ‘--prefix=/usr’), link the timezone file
+which is in ‘/usr/share/zoneinfo’ to the file ‘/etc/localtime’.  For
+Germany, you might execute ‘ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin
+/etc/localtime’.
 
 Recommended Tools for Compilation
 =================================
@@ -467,12 +467,12 @@ Recommended Tools for Compilation
 We recommend installing the following GNU tools before attempting to
 build the GNU C Library:
 
-   * GNU 'make' 4.0 or newer
+   • GNU ‘make’ 4.0 or newer
 
-     As of release time, GNU 'make' 4.4 is the newest verified to work
+     As of release time, GNU ‘make’ 4.4 is the newest verified to work
      to build the GNU C Library.
 
-   * GCC 6.2 or newer
+   • GCC 6.2 or newer
 
      GCC 6.2 or higher is required.  In general it is recommended to use
      the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ build the GNU C Library:
      verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
      For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with
-     support for '-mno-gnu-attribute', '-mabi=ieeelongdouble', and
-     '-mabi=ibmlondouble' is required.  Likewise, the compiler must also
-     support passing '-mlong-double-128' with the preceding options.  As
+     support for ‘-mno-gnu-attribute’, ‘-mabi=ieeelongdouble’, and
+     ‘-mabi=ibmlondouble’ is required.  Likewise, the compiler must also
+     support passing ‘-mlong-double-128’ with the preceding options.  As
      of release, this implies GCC 7.4 and newer (excepting GCC 7.5.0,
      see GCC PR94200).  These additional features are required for
      building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long double.
@@ -500,10 +500,10 @@ build the GNU C Library:
      been built with support for GNU indirect functions.  This ensures
      that correct debugging information is generated for functions
      selected by IFUNC resolvers.  This support can either be enabled by
-     configuring GCC with '--enable-gnu-indirect-function', or by
-     enabling it by default by setting 'default_gnu_indirect_function'
+     configuring GCC with ‘--enable-gnu-indirect-function’, or by
+     enabling it by default by setting ‘default_gnu_indirect_function’
      variable for a particular architecture in the GCC source file
-     'gcc/config.gcc'.
+     ‘gcc/config.gcc’.
 
      You can use whatever compiler you like to compile programs that use
      the GNU C Library.
@@ -511,93 +511,93 @@ build the GNU C Library:
      Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular
      platforms.
 
-   * GNU 'binutils' 2.25 or later
+   • GNU ‘binutils’ 2.25 or later
 
-     You must use GNU 'binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C Library.
+     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.  As of release time, GNU 'binutils' 2.39 is the newest
+     moment.  As of release time, GNU ‘binutils’ 2.39 is the newest
      verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
-     For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), 'objcopy' is
-     required to support '--update-section'.  This option requires
+     For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), ‘objcopy’ is
+     required to support ‘--update-section’.  This option requires
      binutils 2.26 or newer.
 
-     ARC architecture needs 'binutils' 2.32 or higher for TLS related
+     ARC architecture needs ‘binutils’ 2.32 or higher for TLS related
      fixes.
 
-   * GNU 'texinfo' 4.7 or later
+   • GNU ‘texinfo’ 4.7 or later
 
      To correctly translate and install the Texinfo documentation you
-     need this version of the 'texinfo' package.  Earlier versions do
+     need this version of the ‘texinfo’ package.  Earlier versions do
      not understand all the tags used in the document, and the
      installation mechanism for the info files is not present or works
-     differently.  As of release time, 'texinfo' 7.0.2 is the newest
+     differently.  As of release time, ‘texinfo’ 7.0.2 is the newest
      verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
-   * GNU 'awk' 3.1.2, or higher
+   • GNU ‘awk’ 3.1.2, or higher
 
-     'awk' is used in several places to generate files.  Some 'gawk'
-     extensions are used, including the 'asorti' function, which was
-     introduced in version 3.1.2 of 'gawk'.  As of release time, 'gawk'
+     ‘awk’ is used in several places to generate files.  Some ‘gawk’
+     extensions are used, including the ‘asorti’ function, which was
+     introduced in version 3.1.2 of ‘gawk’.  As of release time, ‘gawk’
      version 5.1.1 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C
      Library.
 
-   * GNU 'bison' 2.7 or later
+   • GNU ‘bison’ 2.7 or later
 
-     'bison' is used to generate the 'yacc' parser code in the 'intl'
-     subdirectory.  As of release time, 'bison' version 3.8.2 is the
+     ‘bison’ is used to generate the ‘yacc’ parser code in the ‘intl’
+     subdirectory.  As of release time, ‘bison’ version 3.8.2 is the
      newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
-   * Perl 5
+   • Perl 5
 
      Perl is not required, but if present it is used in some tests and
-     the 'mtrace' program, to build the GNU C Library manual.  As of
-     release time 'perl' version 5.36.0 is the newest verified to work
+     the ‘mtrace’ program, to build the GNU C Library manual.  As of
+     release time ‘perl’ version 5.36.0 is the newest verified to work
      to build the GNU C Library.
 
-   * GNU 'sed' 3.02 or newer
+   • GNU ‘sed’ 3.02 or newer
 
-     'Sed' is used in several places to generate files.  Most scripts
-     work with any version of 'sed'.  As of release time, 'sed' version
+     ‘Sed’ is used in several places to generate files.  Most scripts
+     work with any version of ‘sed’.  As of release time, ‘sed’ version
      4.8 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
-   * Python 3.4 or later
+   • Python 3.4 or later
 
      Python is required to build the GNU C Library.  As of release time,
      Python 3.11 is the newest verified to work for building and testing
      the GNU C Library.
 
-   * PExpect 4.0
+   • PExpect 4.0
 
      The pretty printer tests drive GDB through test programs and
-     compare its output to the printers'.  PExpect is used to capture
+     compare its output to the printers’.  PExpect is used to capture
      the output of GDB, and should be compatible with the Python version
      in your system.  As of release time PExpect 4.8.0 is the newest
      verified to work to test the pretty printers.
 
-   * GDB 7.8 or later with support for Python 2.7/3.4 or later
+   • GDB 7.8 or later with support for Python 2.7/3.4 or later
 
      GDB itself needs to be configured with Python support in order to
      use the pretty printers.  Notice that your system having Python
-     available doesn't imply that GDB supports it, nor that your
-     system's Python and GDB's have the same version.  As of release
-     time GNU 'debugger' 12.1 is the newest verified to work to test the
+     available doesn’t imply that GDB supports it, nor that your
+     system’s Python and GDB’s have the same version.  As of release
+     time GNU ‘debugger’ 12.1 is the newest verified to work to test the
      pretty printers.
 
      Unless Python, PExpect and GDB with Python support are present, the
-     printer tests will report themselves as 'UNSUPPORTED'.  Notice that
+     printer tests will report themselves as ‘UNSUPPORTED’.  Notice that
      some of the printer tests require the GNU C Library to be compiled
      with debugging symbols.
 
-If you change any of the 'configure.ac' files you will also need
+If you change any of the ‘configure.ac’ files you will also need
 
-   * GNU 'autoconf' 2.69 (exactly)
+   • GNU ‘autoconf’ 2.69 (exactly)
 
 and if you change any of the message translation files you will need
 
-   * GNU 'gettext' 0.10.36 or later
+   • GNU ‘gettext’ 0.10.36 or later
 
-     As of release time, GNU 'gettext' version 0.21.1 is the newest
+     As of release time, GNU ‘gettext’ version 0.21.1 is the newest
      version verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
 
 You may also need these packages if you upgrade your source tree using
@@ -609,41 +609,41 @@ Specific advice for GNU/Linux systems
 If you are installing the GNU C Library on GNU/Linux systems, you need
 to have the header files from a 3.2 or newer kernel around for
 reference.  (For the ia64 architecture, you need version 3.2.18 or newer
-because this is the first version with support for the 'accept4' system
-call.)  These headers must be installed using 'make headers_install';
+because this is the first version with support for the ‘accept4’ system
+call.)  These headers must be installed using ‘make headers_install’;
 the headers present in the kernel source directory are not suitable for
 direct use by the GNU C Library.  You do not need to use that kernel,
 just have its headers installed where the GNU C Library can access them,
 referred to here as INSTALL-DIRECTORY.  The easiest way to do this is to
-unpack it in a directory such as '/usr/src/linux-VERSION'.  In that
-directory, run 'make headers_install
-INSTALL_HDR_PATH=INSTALL-DIRECTORY'.  Finally, configure the GNU C
-Library with the option '--with-headers=INSTALL-DIRECTORY/include'.  Use
+unpack it in a directory such as ‘/usr/src/linux-VERSION’.  In that
+directory, run ‘make headers_install
+INSTALL_HDR_PATH=INSTALL-DIRECTORY’.  Finally, configure the GNU C
+Library with the option ‘--with-headers=INSTALL-DIRECTORY/include’.  Use
 the most recent kernel you can get your hands on.  (If you are
 cross-compiling the GNU C Library, you need to specify
-'ARCH=ARCHITECTURE' in the 'make headers_install' command, where
+‘ARCH=ARCHITECTURE’ in the ‘make headers_install’ command, where
 ARCHITECTURE is the architecture name used by the Linux kernel, such as
-'x86' or 'powerpc'.)
+‘x86’ or ‘powerpc’.)
 
    After installing the GNU C Library, you may need to remove or rename
-directories such as '/usr/include/linux' and '/usr/include/asm', and
-replace them with copies of directories such as 'linux' and 'asm' from
-'INSTALL-DIRECTORY/include'.  All directories present in
-'INSTALL-DIRECTORY/include' should be copied, except that the GNU C
-Library provides its own version of '/usr/include/scsi'; the files
+directories such as ‘/usr/include/linux’ and ‘/usr/include/asm’, and
+replace them with copies of directories such as ‘linux’ and ‘asm’ from
+‘INSTALL-DIRECTORY/include’.  All directories present in
+‘INSTALL-DIRECTORY/include’ should be copied, except that the GNU C
+Library provides its own version of ‘/usr/include/scsi’; the files
 provided by the kernel should be copied without replacing those provided
-by the GNU C Library.  The 'linux', 'asm' and 'asm-generic' directories
+by the GNU C Library.  The ‘linux’, ‘asm’ and ‘asm-generic’ directories
 are required to compile programs using the GNU C Library; the other
 directories describe interfaces to the kernel but are not required if
 not compiling programs using those interfaces.  You do not need to copy
 kernel headers if you did not specify an alternate kernel header source
-using '--with-headers'.
+using ‘--with-headers’.
 
    The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard for GNU/Linux systems expects some
-components of the GNU C Library installation to be in '/lib' and some in
-'/usr/lib'.  This is handled automatically if you configure the GNU C
-Library with '--prefix=/usr'.  If you set some other prefix or allow it
-to default to '/usr/local', then all the components are installed there.
+components of the GNU C Library installation to be in ‘/lib’ and some in
+‘/usr/lib’.  This is handled automatically if you configure the GNU C
+Library with ‘--prefix=/usr’.  If you set some other prefix or allow it
+to default to ‘/usr/local’, then all the components are installed there.
 
    As of release time, Linux version 6.1.5 is the newest stable version
 verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
@@ -653,30 +653,30 @@ Reporting Bugs
 
 There are probably bugs in the GNU C Library.  There are certainly
 errors and omissions in this manual.  If you report them, they will get
-fixed.  If you don't, no one will ever know about them and they will
+fixed.  If you don’t, no one will ever know about them and they will
 remain unfixed for all eternity, if not longer.
 
    It is a good idea to verify that the problem has not already been
-reported.  Bugs are documented in two places: The file 'BUGS' describes
+reported.  Bugs are documented in two places: The file ‘BUGS’ describes
 a number of well known bugs and the central GNU C Library bug tracking
 system has a WWW interface at <https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/>.  The
 WWW interface gives you access to open and closed reports.  A closed
 report normally includes a patch or a hint on solving the problem.
 
    To report a bug, first you must find it.  With any luck, this will be
-the hard part.  Once you've found a bug, make sure it's really a bug.  A
+the hard part.  Once you’ve found a bug, make sure it’s really a bug.  A
 good way to do this is to see if the GNU C Library behaves the same way
 some other C library does.  If so, probably you are wrong and the
 libraries are right (but not necessarily).  If not, one of the libraries
 is probably wrong.  It might not be the GNU C Library.  Many historical
-Unix C libraries permit things that we don't, such as closing a file
+Unix C libraries permit things that we don’t, such as closing a file
 twice.
 
    If you think you have found some way in which the GNU C Library does
 not conform to the ISO and POSIX standards (*note Standards and
 Portability::), that is definitely a bug.  Report it!
 
-   Once you're sure you've found a bug, try to narrow it down to the
+   Once you’re sure you’ve found a bug, try to narrow it down to the
 smallest test case that reproduces the problem.  In the case of a C
 library, you really only need to narrow it down to one library function
 call, if possible.  This should not be too difficult.
@@ -685,8 +685,8 @@ call, if possible.  This should not be too difficult.
 Do this at <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>.
 
    If you are not sure how a function should behave, and this manual
-doesn't tell you, that's a bug in the manual.  Report that too!  If the
-function's behavior disagrees with the manual, then either the library
+doesn’t tell you, that’s a bug in the manual.  Report that too!  If the
+function’s behavior disagrees with the manual, then either the library
 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
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f26050204a..f324df7a1f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ endif
 INSTALL: manual/install-plain.texi manual/macros.texi \
 	 $(common-objpfx)manual/pkgvers.texi manual/install.texi
 	makeinfo --no-validate --plaintext --no-number-sections \
-		 --disable-encoding -I$(common-objpfx)manual $< -o $@-tmp
+		 -I$(common-objpfx)manual $< -o $@-tmp
 	$(AWK) 'NF == 0 { ++n; next } \
 		NF != 0 { while (n-- > 0) print ""; n = 0; print }' \
 	  < $@-tmp > $@-tmp2