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@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ please let me know.
 
 [Q26]	``I have /usr/include/net and /usr/include/scsi as symlinks
 	  into my Linux source tree.  Is that wrong?''
+
+[Q27]	``Programs like `logname', `top', `uptime' `users', `w' and
+	  `who', show incorrect information about the (number of)
+	  users on my system.  Why?''
 
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 [Q1]	``What systems does the GNU C Library run on?''
@@ -136,7 +140,9 @@ The GNU CC is found like all other GNU packages on
 or better one of the many mirror sites.
 
 You always should try to use the latest official release.  Older
-versions might not have all the features GNU libc could use.
+versions might not have all the features GNU libc could use.  It is
+known that on most platforms compilers earlier than 2.7.2.3 fail so
+at least use this version.
 
 
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@@ -199,6 +205,9 @@ Library.
   <J.J.Troup@comp.brad.ac.uk> reports for a full build (shared, static,
   and profiled) a compile time of 45h34m.
 
+  For Atari TT030 (Motorola 68030 @ 32 Mhz, 34 Mb memory) (full build)
+  a compile time of 22h48m.
+
   If you have some more measurements let me know.
 
 * When compiling for Linux:
@@ -345,6 +354,9 @@ be read by functions from the other library.  Sorry, but this is what
 a major release is for.  It's better to have a cut now than having no
 means to support the new techniques later.
 
+{MK} There is however a (partial) solution for this problem.  Please
+take a look at the file `README.utmpd'.
+
 
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 [Q11]	``Where are the DST_* constants found in <sys/time.h> on many
@@ -714,6 +726,14 @@ symlink that you have in place before you install glibc.  However,
 
 
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+[Q27]	``Programs like `logname', `top', `uptime' `users', `w' and
+	  `who', show incorrect information about the (number of)
+	  users on my system.  Why?''
+
+[A27] {MK} See Q10.
+
+
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 Answers were given by:
 {UD} Ulrich Drepper, <drepper@cygnus.com>
@@ -723,6 +743,7 @@ Answers were given by:
 {AJ} Andreas Jaeger, <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>
 {EY} Eric Youngdale, <eric@andante.jic.com>
 {PB} Phil Blundell, <Philip.Blundell@pobox.com>
+{MK} Mark Kettenis, <kettenis@phys.uva.nl>
 
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