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diff --git a/manual/maint.texi b/manual/maint.texi index b7401b8897..38d9786b9f 100644 --- a/manual/maint.texi +++ b/manual/maint.texi @@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ compiler. We recommend GCC version 2.7.2 or later; earlier versions may have problems. @item -@code{binutils} 2.7 +@code{binutils} 2.8 Using the GNU @code{binutils} (assembler, linker, and related tools) is preferable when possible, and they are required to build an ELF shared C -library. We recommend @code{binutils} version 2.7 or later; earlier +library. We recommend @code{binutils} version 2.8 or later; earlier versions are known to have problems or to not support all architectures. @end itemize @@ -222,14 +222,21 @@ The GNU C Library currently supports configurations that match the following patterns: @smallexample -alpha-dec-osf1 alpha-@var{anything}-linux alpha-@var{anything}-linuxecoff -i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-bsd4.3 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-gnu +i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-linux +m68k-@var{anything}-linux +@end smallexample + +Former releases of this library (version 1.09.1 and perhaps earlier +versions) used to run on the following configurations: + +@smallexample +alpha-dec-osf1 +i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-bsd4.3 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-isc2.2 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-isc3.@var{n} -i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-linux i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-sco3.2 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-sco3.2v4 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-sysv @@ -249,8 +256,14 @@ sparc-sun-solaris2.@var{n} sparc-sun-sunos4.@var{n} @end smallexample +Since no one has volunteered to test and fix the above configurations, +these are not supported at the moment. It's expected that these don't +work anymore. Porting the library is not hard. If you are interested +in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers by sending +electronic mail to @email{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu}. + Each case of @samp{i@var{x}86} can be @samp{i386}, @samp{i486}, -@samp{i586}, or @samp{i686}.. All of those configurations produce a +@samp{i586}, or @samp{i686}. All of those configurations produce a library that can run on any of these processors. The library will be optimized for the specified processor, but will not use instructions not available on all of them. @@ -309,8 +322,8 @@ conform to the ISO and POSIX standards (@pxref{Standards and Portability}), that is definitely a bug. Report it!@refill Send bug reports to the Internet address -@samp{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path -@samp{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc}. If you have other problems +@email{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path +@email{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc}. If you have other problems with installation or use, please report those as well.@refill If you are not sure how a function should behave, and this manual @@ -318,8 +331,8 @@ doesn't tell you, that's a bug in the manual. Report that too! If the function's behavior disagrees with the manual, then either the library or the manual has a bug, so report the disagreement. If you find any errors or omissions in this manual, please report them to the Internet -address @samp{bug-glibc-manual@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path -@samp{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc-manual}. +address @email{bug-glibc-manual@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path +@email{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc-manual}. @node Source Layout @appendixsec Adding New Functions @@ -1060,7 +1073,7 @@ Carnegie Mellon requests users of this software to return to @end display @noindent -or @samp{Software.Distribution@@CS.CMU.EDU} any improvements or +or @email{Software.Distribution@@CS.CMU.EDU} any improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie Mellon the rights to redistribute these changes. @end quotation |