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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index ca3fb5a79f..6488d8bbda 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -495,12 +495,14 @@ switches via @var{CFLAGS}. @cindex upgrading from libc5 @cindex kernel header files -If you are installing GNU libc on a Linux system, you need to have -the header files from a 2.2 kernel around for reference. You do not -need to use the 2.2 kernel, just have its headers where glibc can access -at them. The easiest way to do this is to unpack it in a directory -such as @file{/usr/src/linux-2.2.1}. In that directory, run -@samp{make config} and accept all the defaults. Then run @samp{make +If you are installing GNU libc on a Linux system, you need to have the +header files from a 2.2 or newer kernel around for reference. For some +architectures, like ia64, sh and hppa, you need at least headers from +kernel 2.3.99 (sh and hppa) or 2.4.0 (ia64). You do not need to use +that kernel, just have its headers where glibc can access at them. The +easiest way to do this is to unpack it in a directory such as +@file{/usr/src/linux-2.2.1}. In that directory, run @samp{make config} +and accept all the defaults. Then run @samp{make include/linux/version.h}. Finally, configure glibc with the option @samp{--with-headers=/usr/src/linux-2.2.1/include}. Use the most recent kernel you can get your hands on. |