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@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ Before you do anything else, you should read the FAQ at
 <http://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/FAQ>.  It answers common questions and
 describes problems you may experience with compilation and installation.
 
-   Features can be added to the GNU C Library via "add-on" bundles.
-These are separate tar files, which you unpack into the top level of the
-source tree.  Then you give 'configure' the '--enable-add-ons' option to
-activate them, and they will be compiled into the library.
-
    You will need recent versions of several GNU tools: definitely GCC
 and GNU Make, and possibly others.  *Note Tools for Compilation::,
 below.
@@ -69,18 +64,6 @@ will be used, and CFLAGS sets optimization options for the compiler.
      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'.
 
-'--enable-add-ons[=LIST]'
-     Specify add-on packages to include in the build.  If this option is
-     specified with no list, it enables all the add-on packages it finds
-     in the main source directory; this is the default behavior.  You
-     may specify an explicit list of add-ons to use in LIST, separated
-     by spaces or commas (if you use spaces, remember to quote them from
-     the shell).  Each add-on in LIST can be an absolute directory name
-     or can be a directory name relative to the main source directory,
-     or relative to the build directory (that is, the current working
-     directory).  For example,
-     '--enable-add-ons=nptl,../glibc-libidn-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