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@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ in the future, are:
*-*-gnu GNU Hurd
i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Intel
m68k-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Motorola 680x0
- alpha-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
+ alpha*-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
powerpc-*-linux-gnu Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems
sparc-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on SPARC
sparc64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC
arm-*-none ARM standalone systems
arm-*-linux Linux-2.x on ARM
arm-*-linuxaout Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries
+ mips*-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on MIPS
+ ia64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on ia64
Ports to other Linux platforms are in development, and may in fact work
already, but no one has sent us success reports for them. Currently no
@@ -85,11 +87,8 @@ problems in the complex float support.
{UD} You definitely need GNU make to build GNU libc. No other make
program has the needed functionality.
-We recommend version GNU make version 3.75 or 3.77. Versions before 3.75
-have bugs and/or are missing features. Version 3.76 has bugs which
-appear when building big projects like GNU libc. 3.76.1 appears to work but
-some people have reported problems. If you build GNU make 3.77 from source,
-please read ?make first.
+We recommend version GNU make version 3.79 or newer. Older versions have
+bugs and/or are missing features.
?? Do I need a special linker or assembler?
@@ -370,9 +369,7 @@ model will also fail if the above methods are not used.
malloc/libmemprof.so. How can I fix this?
{AJ} Older make version (<= 3.78.90) have a bug which was hidden by a bug in
-glibc (<= 2.1.2). You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version. A
-patch is available via
-<http://sourceware.cygnus.com//ml/libc-alpha/2000-02/msg00067.html>.
+glibc (<= 2.1.2). You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.
After upgrading make, you should remove the file sysd-sorted in your build
directory. The problem is that the broken make creates a wrong order for
@@ -380,7 +377,8 @@ one list in that file. The list has to be recreated with the new make -
which happens if you remove the file.
You might encounter this bug also in other situations where make scans
-directories. I strongly advise to upgrade your make version.
+directories. I strongly advise to upgrade your make version to 3.79 or
+newer.
? Installation and configuration issues
@@ -1481,11 +1479,7 @@ and regulations of the country this effects. glibc behaves correctly.
??make I've build make 3.77 against glibc 2.1 and now make gets
segmentation faults.
-{AJ} GNU make 3.77 has support for 64 bit filesystems which is slightly
-broken (and one of the new features in the GNU C library 2.1 is 64 bit
-filesystem support :-( ). To get a working make you can use either make
-3.75 or patch 3.77. A working patch is available via RedHat's Rawhide server
-(ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/SRPMS/SRPMS/make-3.77-*src.rpm).
+Removed. Does not apply anymore, use make 3.79 or newer.
?? Why do so many programs using math functions fail on my AlphaStation?