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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index c775005581..6d43599a47 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ dynamic linker diagnostics to run on CPUs which are not compatible with the rest of @theglibc{}, for example, due to compiler flags which target a later instruction set architecture (ISA). +@item --with-extra-version-id=@var{string} +Use @var{string} as part of the fingerprint that is used by the dynamic +linker to detect an incompatible version of @file{libc.so}. For +example, @var{string} could be the full package version and release +string used by a distribution build of @theglibc{}. This way, +concurrent process creation during a package update will fail with an +error message, @emph{ld.so/libc.so mismatch detected (upgrade in +progress?)}, rather than crashing mysteriously. + @item --with-timeoutfactor=@var{NUM} Specify an integer @var{NUM} to scale the timeout of test programs. This factor can be changed at run time using @env{TIMEOUTFACTOR} |