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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 663f8d59fb..de1c2030d3 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building release time, GCC 5.3 is the newest compiler verified to work to build @theglibc{}. +For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with +support for GNU indirect functions. This ensures that correct debugging +information is generated for functions selected by IFUNC resolvers. This +support can either be enabled by configuring GCC with +@samp{--enable-gnu-indirect-function}, or by enabling it by default by setting +@samp{default_gnu_indirect_function} variable for a particular architecture in +the GCC source file @file{gcc/config.gcc}. + You can use whatever compiler you like to compile programs that use @theglibc{}. |