Update.cvs/libc-ud-970920

1997-09-21 03:19  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* libio/libio.h: More libstdc++ cleanups.  Define _IO_USE_DTOA if
	_G_HAVE_PRINTF_FP is not defined.
	* libio/strops.c: Undo patch of 1997-07-08 02:18.  Must find a
	different solution for the problem.

	* misc/search.h [__USE_GNU]: Define comparison_fn_t.
	* stdlib/stdlib.h: Define comparison_fn_t only if __COMPAR_FN_T is
	not defined.
	Fix typo.  Pretty print inline functions.

	* sysdeps/i386/i486/string.h (__stpcpy_small): Increment __cp not cp.
	Patch by HJ Lu <hjl@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.

1997-09-20 16:45  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* hesiod/hesiod.c (hesiod_init): Use __secure_getenv to get
	HES_DOMAIN environment variable.
	Suggested by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@phys.uva.nl>.

	* hesiod/README.hesiod: A bit of information about Hesiod and how
	to use it.  Written by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@phys.uva.nl>.

1997-09-20 05:15  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* manual/maint.texi: Update requirement list.

	* io/ftw.h: Don't use parameter names from global namespace in
	prototypes.

	* stdlib/strtol.c: If used outside glibc handle broken systems
	which have character classification functions which are not 8-bit
	clean gracefully.  Patch by Bruno Haible <haible@ilog.fr>.

1997-09-19 21:42  David S. Miller  <davem@tanya.rutgers.edu>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/bits/types.h: ssize_t is
	a long long int.

1997-09-19 15:12  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	* posix/Makefile (test-srcs): New, set to globtest.

1997-09-20 00:24  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* manual/filesys.texi: Document ftw, nftw and needed data types.

1997-09-19 12:53  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.ai.mit.edu>

	* sysdeps/i386/i486/bits/string.h: Fix typo.

1997-09-19 14:11  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* io/ftwtest.c (cb): Print level.
	* io/ftwtest-sh: Updated for ftwtest.c change.

	* string/argz.h (__argz_next): Cast NULL to char * to satisfy C++
	compilers.
	Reported by Mirko Streckenbach <mirko@ramz.ing.tu-bs.de>.

	* catgets/catgets.c (catopen): Correctly allocate string of nlspath.
	Reported by Charles C. Fu <ccwf@klab.caltech.edu>.

1997-09-18 13:30  Klaus Espenlaub  <kespenla@student.informatik.uni-ulm.de>

	* sysdeps/i386/init-first.c: Call __getopt_clean_environment with
	additional argument.
	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/init-first.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/mips/init-first.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/stub/init-first.c: Likewise.

1997-09-18 03:16  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* manual/search.texi: Document lsearch, lfind, the hsearch and
	tsearch functions.

1997-09-18 00:04  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* misc/hsearch_r.c (hsearch_r): Only return error for ENTER action
	if the table is full and we *really* have to enter a new entry.

1997-09-17 19:44  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/dl-machine.h (elf_machine_rela): Get rid
	of hack for handling flush opcode.
	Patch by Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>.

1 files changed, 53 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/manual/maint.texi b/manual/maint.texi
index 3675c4faba..d8e835f441 100644
--- a/manual/maint.texi
+++ b/manual/maint.texi
@@ -176,11 +176,15 @@ facilities, type @code{make check}.  This will produce several files
 with names like @file{@var{program}.out}.
 
 To format the @cite{GNU C Library Reference Manual} for printing, type
-@w{@code{make dvi}}.
+@w{@code{make dvi}}.  You need a working @TeX{} installation to do this.
 
 To install the library and its header files, and the Info files of the
 manual, type @code{make install}.  This will build things if necessary,
-before installing them.@refill
+before installing them.  If you want to install the files in a different
+place than the one specified at configuration time you can specify a
+value for the Makefile variable @code{install_root} on the command line.
+This is useful to create chroot'ed environment or to prepare binary
+releases.@refill
 
 @node Tools for Installation
 @appendixsubsec Recommended Tools to Install the GNU C Library
@@ -192,15 +196,17 @@ build the GNU C library:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-@code{make} 3.75
+@code{make} 3.76.1
 
 You need the latest version of GNU @code{make}.  Modifying the GNU C
 Library to work with other @code{make} programs would be so hard that we
-recommend you port GNU @code{make} instead.  @strong{Really.}
-We recommend version GNU @code{make} version 3.75 or later.
+recommend you port GNU @code{make} instead.  @strong{Really.}  We
+recommend version GNU @code{make} version 3.75, 3.76.1 or later.
+Version 3.76 is known to have a bug which only shows up in big projects
+like GNU @code{libc}.
 
 @item
-GCC 2.7.2
+GCC 2.7.2.3
 
 On most platforms, the GNU C library can only be compiled with the GNU C
 compiler.  We recommend GCC version 2.7.2 or later; earlier versions may
@@ -216,8 +222,43 @@ 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 2.8.1 or later; earlier
 versions are known to have problems or to not support all architectures.
+
+@item
+@code{texinfo} 3.11
+
+To correctly translate and install the Texinfo documentation you need
+this version of the @code{texinfo} package.  Former versions did not
+understand all the tags used in the document and also the installation
+mechanisms for the info files was not present or worked differently.
+
+On some Debian Linux based systems the used @code{install-info} program
+works differently.  Here you have to run make like this:
+
+@smallexample
+make INSTALL_INFO=/path/to/GNU/install-info install
+@end smallexample
+@end itemize
+
+If you change any configuration file you will need also
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+@code{autoconf} 2.12
 @end itemize
 
+@noindent
+and if you change any of the message translation files you will also need
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+@code{GNU gettext} 0.10 or later
+@end itemize
+
+@noindent
+If you upgrade your source tree using the patches made available you probably
+will need those package above in any case.
+
+
 @node Supported Configurations
 @appendixsubsec Supported Configurations
 @cindex configurations, all supported
@@ -834,7 +875,7 @@ The DES encryption function @code{crypt} and related functions were
 contributed by Michael Glad.
 
 @item
-The @code{ftw} function was contributed by Ian Lance Taylor.
+The @code{ftw} and @code{nftw} function was contributed by Ulrich Drepper.
 
 @item
 The startup code to support SunOS shared libraries was contributed by
@@ -894,6 +935,11 @@ The port to Linux/m68k (@code{m68k-@var{anything}-linux}) was
 contributed by Andreas Schwab.
 
 @item
+The ports to Linux/ARM (@code{arm-@var{ANYTHING}-linuxaout}) and ARM
+standalone (@code{arm-@var{ANYTHING}-none}), as well as parts of the
+IPv6 support code, were contributed by Philip Blundell.
+
+@item
 Richard Henderson contributed the ELF dynamic linking code and other
 support for the Alpha processor.