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| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 17 |
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 230c612740..e81af07f09 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -316,20 +316,11 @@ build the GNU C library: Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular platforms. - * GNU `binutils' 2.10.1 or later + * GNU `binutils' 2.13 or later - You must use GNU `binutils' (as and ld) if you want to build a - shared library. Even if you don't want to build a shared library, - we recommend you use them anyway. No one has tested compilation - with non-GNU `binutils' in a long time. - - The quality of `binutils' releases has varied a bit recently. The - bugs are in obscure features, but glibc uses quite a few of those. - 2.10.1 and later releases are known to work. Versions after - 2.8.1.0.23 may or may not work. Older versions definitely don't. - - For PPC you might need some patches even on top of the last - `binutils' version. See the FAQ. + You must use GNU `binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C library. + No other assembler and linker has the necessary functionality in + the moment. * GNU `texinfo' 3.12f |