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diff --git a/README.template b/README.template index 02ef86c594..d501d718df 100644 --- a/README.template +++ b/README.template @@ -1,84 +1,49 @@ This directory contains the version VERSION release of the GNU C Library. - -The GNU C Library is the standard system C library for all GNU systems, -and is an important part of what makes up a GNU system. It provides the -system API for all programs written in C and C-compatible languages such -as C++ and Objective C; the runtime facilities of other programming -languages use the C library to access the underlying operating system. - -In GNU/Linux systems, the C library works with the Linux kernel to -implement the operating system behavior seen by user applications. -In GNU/Hurd systems, it works with a microkernel and Hurd servers. - -The GNU C Library implements much of the POSIX.1 functionality in the -GNU/Hurd system, using configurations i[34567]86-*-gnu. - -When working with Linux kernels, the GNU C Library version 2.4 is -intended primarily for use with Linux kernel version 2.6.0 and later. -We only support using the NPTL implementation of pthreads, which is now -the default configuration. Most of the C library will continue to work -on older Linux kernels and many programs will not require a 2.6 kernel -to run correctly. However, pthreads and related functionality will not -work at all on old kernels and we do not recommend using glibc 2.4 with -any Linux kernel prior to 2.6. - -All Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.16 are known to have some bugs that -may cause some of the tests related to pthreads in "make check" to fail. -If you see such problems, please try the test suite on the most recent -Linux kernel version that you can use, before pursuing those bugs further. - -The old LinuxThreads add-on implementation of pthreads for older Linux -kernels is no longer supported, and we are not distributing it with this -release. Someone has volunteered to revive its maintenance unofficially -for at least a short time for the benefit of those using Linux kernels -older than 2.6, but a working version is not presently available. When -it is in working condition, we will make it available alongside future -glibc releases. LinuxThreads will not be supported. - -The GNU C Library supports these configurations for using Linux kernels: - - i[34567]86-*-linux-gnu - x86_64-*-linux-gnu - powerpc-*-linux-gnu - powerpc64-*-linux-gnu - s390-*-linux-gnu - s390x-*-linux-gnu - ia64-*-linux-gnu - sparc*-*-linux-gnu - sparc64*-*-linux-gnu - - alpha*-*-linux-gnu Requires Linux 2.6.9 for NPTL - sh[34]-*-linux-gnu Requires Linux 2.6.11 - -The code for other CPU configurations supported by volunteers outside of -the core glibc maintenance effort is contained in the separate `ports' -add-on. You can find glibc-ports-VERSION distributed separately in the -same place where you got the main glibc distribution files. -Currently these configurations are known to work using the `ports' add-on: - - arm-*-linux-gnu Requires Linux 2.6.15 for NPTL, no SMP support - arm-*-linux-gnueabi Requires Linux 2.6.16-rc1 for NPTL, no SMP - mips-*-linux-gnu Requires Linux 2.6.12 for NPTL - mips64-*-linux-gnu Requires Linux 2.6.12 for NPTL - -The ports distribution also contains code for other configurations that -do not work or have not been maintained recently, but will be of use to -anyone trying to make a new configuration work. If you are interested -in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers; see -http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ for more information. - -See the file INSTALL to find out how to configure, build, and install -the GNU C Library. You might also consider reading the WWW pages for -the C library at http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/. - -The GNU C Library is (almost) completely documented by the Texinfo manual -found in the `manual/' subdirectory. The manual is still being updated -and contains some known errors and omissions; we regret that we do not -have the resources to work on the manual as much as we would like. For -corrections to the manual, please file a bug in the `manual' component, -following the bug-reporting instructions below. Please be sure to check -the manual in the current development sources to see if your problem has -already been corrected. +Many bugs have been fixed since the last release. +Some bugs surely remain. + +As of this release, the GNU C library is known to run on the following +configurations: + + *-*-gnu GNU Hurd + i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Intel + m68k-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Motorola 680x0 + alpha*-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha + powerpc-*-linux-gnu Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems + powerpc64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.4.19+ on 64-bit PowerPC systems + sparc-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on SPARC + sparc64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC 64-bit + arm-*-none ARM standalone systems + arm-*-linux Linux-2.x on ARM + arm-*-linuxaout Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries + mips*-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on MIPS + ia64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on ia64 + s390-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on IBM S/390 + s390x-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.4+ on IBM S/390 64-bit + sh-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Super Hitachi + x86-64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.4+ on x86-64 + +Past releases of this library ran on a variety of configurations that are +no longer supported. Porting the library is not hard. If you are +interested in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers; +see http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/ for more information. + +There are some add-ons which can be used together with GNU libc. They +are designed in a way to ease the installation by integrating them in +the libc source tree. Simply get the add-ons you need and use the +--enable-add-ons option of the `configure' script to tell where the +add-ons are found. Please read the FAQ file for more details. + +See the file INSTALL to find out how to configure, build, install, and port +the GNU C library. You might also consider reading the WWW pages for the +GNU libc at http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html. + +The GNU C Library is completely documented by the Texinfo manual found +in the `manual/' subdirectory. The manual is still being updated and +contains some known errors and omissions; we regret that we do not +have the resources to work on the manual as much as we would like. +Please send comments on the manual to <bug-glibc-manual@gnu.org>, and +not to the library bug-reporting address. The file NOTES contains a description of the feature-test macros used in the GNU C library, explaining how you can tell the library what |