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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1996-09-22 03:06:42 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1996-09-22 03:06:42 +0000
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update from main archive 960921
Sun Sep 22 03:40:52 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* resolv/resolv.h: Update to bind-4.9.5-T4B.
	* resolv/base64.c: Likewise.
	* resolv/res_debug.c: Likewise.
	* resolv/res_query.c: Likewise.
	* resolv/gethnamaddr.c: Likewise.
	* nss/nss_dns/dns-host.c: Likewise.
	* resolv/res_comp.c: Likewise.
	* resolv/res_send.c: Likewise.
	* resolv/arpa/nameser.h: Likewise.  Attention: MAXDNAME is much
	higher now.

	* resolv/Banner: New file.
	* resolv/Makefile (distribute): Add Banner.

Sat Sep 21 19:15:24 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/stub/getsysstats.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getsysstats.c: New file.

	* misc/Makefile (headers): Add sys/sysinfo.h.
	(routines): Add getsysstats.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile [$(subdir)==misc]
 	(sysdep_headers): Remove sys/sysinfo.h.
	* sysdeps/generic/sys/sysinfo.h: New file.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/sysinfo.h: Add prototype for get_nprocs,
	get_phys_pages, and get_avphys_pages.

	* misc/Makefile (routines): Add mntent_r.
	* misc/mntent_r.c: New file.
	* misc/mntent.c: Remove all functions but getmntent and use
	__getmntent_r.
	* misc/mntent.h: Add prototype for __getmntent_r.
	* misc/fstab.c: Use __getmntent_r function instead of getmntent.
	This will not clobber the state in getmntent.

	* sysdeps/generic/confname.h: Add _SC_PROCESSORS_CONF,
	_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN, _SC_PHYS_PAGES, _SC_AVPHYS_PAGES,
	_SC_ATEXIT_MAX, and _SC_PASS_MAX.
	* sysdeps/stub/sysconf.c: Add handling _SC_PROCESSORS_CONF and
	_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN by calling __get_nprocs, _SC_PHYS_PAGES by
	calling __get_phys_pages, _SY_AVPHYS_PAGES by calling
	__get_avphys_pages, _SC_ATEXIT_MAX and _SC_PASS_MAX.
	* sysdeps/posix/sysconf.c: Likewise.
	* posix/getconf.c (vars): Add _NPROCESSORS_CONF, _NPROCESSORS_ONLN,
	_PHYS_PAGES, _AVPHYS_PAGES, ATEXIT_MAX, and PASS_MAX entries.

Sat Sep 21 05:20:36 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* version.h (VERSION): Bump to 1.95.

	* Make-dist (+tsrcs): Don't filter out files in subdirs which
 	match files in the sysdeps hierachy (welcome back,
 	sys/syscall.h!).

	* resolv/Makefile (libresolv-routines): Remove getnetnamad.

Sat Sep 21 03:00:19 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* locale/loadlocale.c (_nl_free_locale): Remove function.
	* locale/localeinfo.h: Remove prototype for _nl_free_locale.
	* locale/setlocale.c (setlocale): Don't free locale data of
 	categories which succeeded to load after a wrong or missing data
 	file was observed.

	* locale/setlocale (setlocale): Initialize NEWNAME correctly so
	that it works even when the locale data is not used.

	* stdlib/random_r.c: Fix typo in comment.
	* stdlib/drand48-iter.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/drand48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/erand48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/jrand48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/lcong48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/lrand48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/mrand48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/nrand48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/random.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/seed48.c: Likewise.
	* stdlib/srand48.c: Likewise.
	* misc/search.h: Likewise.
	* misc/hsearch.c: Likewise.
	* misc/hsearch_r.c: Likewise.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.S (__errno_location):
Thu Sep 19 23:36:19 1996  Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG  <thomas@gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	* hurd/hurdinit.c (__libc_argv): Provide common decl.
	(_hurd_setproc): Don't declare __libc_argv here.
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@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ please let me know.
 
 [Q13]	``How do I configure GNU libc so that the essential libraries
 	  like libc.so go into /lib and the other into /usr/lib?''
+
+[Q14]	``When linking with the new libc I get unresolved symbols
+	  `crypt' and `setkey'.  Why aren't these functions in the
+	  libc anymore?''
+
+[Q15]	``What are these `add-ons'?''
 
 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
 [Q1]	``What systems does the GNU C Library run on?''
@@ -369,6 +375,56 @@ in a directory named /etc.
 
 
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+[Q14]	``When linking with the new libc I get unresolved symbols
+	  `crypt' and `setkey'.  Why aren't these functions in the
+	  libc anymore?''
+
+[A14] {UD} Remember the US restrictions of exporting cryptographic
+programs and source code.  Until this law gets abolished we cannot
+ship the cryptographic function together with the libc.
+
+But of course we provide the code and there is an very easy way to use
+this code.  First get the extra package.  People in the US way get it
+from the same place they got the GNU libc from.  People outside the US
+should get the code from ftp.uni-c.dk [129.142.6.74], or another
+archive site outside the USA.  The README explains how to install the
+sources.
+
+If you already have the crypt code on your system the reason for the
+failure is probably that you failed to link with -lcrypt.  The crypto
+functions are in a separate library to make it possible to export GNU
+libc binaries from the US.
+
+
+~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
+[Q15]	``What are these `add-ons'?''
+
+[A15] {UD} To avoid complications with external or external source
+code some optional parts of the libc are distributed as separate
+packages (e.g., the crypt package, see Q14).
+
+To ease the use as part of GNU libc the installer just has to unpack
+the package and tell the configuration script about these additional
+subdirectories using the --enable-add-ons option.  When you add the
+crypt add-on you just have to use
+
+	configure --enable-add-ons=crypt,XXX ...
+
+where XXX are possible other add-ons and ... means the rest of the
+normal option list.
+
+You can use add-ons also to overwrite some files in glibc.  The add-on
+system dependent subdirs are search first.  It is also possible to add
+banner files (use a file named `Banner') or create shared libraries.
+
+Using add-ons has the big advantage that the makefiles of the GNU libc
+can be used.  Only some few stub rules must be written to get
+everything running.  Even handling of architecture dependent
+compilation is provided.  The GNU libc's sysdeps/ directory shows how
+to use this feature.
+
+
+~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
 
 Answers were given by:
 {UD} Ulrich Drepper, <drepper@cygnus.com>