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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-09-05 23:34:47 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-09-05 23:34:47 +0000
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1999-08-31 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> * nscd/nscd_getgr_r.c (nscd_getgr_r): Cleanup the buffer count.
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@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ Make up your own decision.
GNU CC versions 2.95 and above are derived from egcs, and they may do even
better.
+Please note that gcc 2.95 and 2.95.1 cannot compile glibc on Alpha due to
+problems in the complex float support.
+
1.3. When I try to compile glibc I get only error messages.
What's wrong?
@@ -403,6 +406,11 @@ files, provide support for additional architectures, and just about anything
else. The existing makefiles do most of the work; only some few stub rules
must be written to get everything running.
+Most add-ons are tightly coupled to a specific GNU libc version. Please
+check that the add-ons work with the GNU libc. For example the crypt and
+linuxthreads add-ons have the same numbering scheme as the libc and will in
+general only work with the corresponding libc.
+
1.12. My XXX kernel emulates a floating-point coprocessor for me.
Should I enable --with-fp?