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diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 5090e634f9..0ab96c7aad 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ 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 2.95.1 cannot compile glibc on Alpha due to +problems in the complex float support. + 1.3. When I try to compile glibc I get only error messages. What's wrong? @@ -403,6 +406,11 @@ files, provide support for additional architectures, and just about anything else. The existing makefiles do most of the work; only some few stub rules must be written to get everything running. +Most add-ons are tightly coupled to a specific GNU libc version. Please +check that the add-ons work with the GNU libc. For example the crypt and +linuxthreads add-ons have the same numbering scheme as the libc and will in +general only work with the corresponding libc. + 1.12. My XXX kernel emulates a floating-point coprocessor for me. Should I enable --with-fp? |