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| -rw-r--r-- | manual/texinfo.tex | 41 |
2 files changed, 52 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/manual/maint.texi b/manual/maint.texi index b7401b8897..38d9786b9f 100644 --- a/manual/maint.texi +++ b/manual/maint.texi @@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ compiler. We recommend GCC version 2.7.2 or later; earlier versions may have problems. @item -@code{binutils} 2.7 +@code{binutils} 2.8 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 2.7 or later; earlier +library. We recommend @code{binutils} version 2.8 or later; earlier versions are known to have problems or to not support all architectures. @end itemize @@ -222,14 +222,21 @@ The GNU C Library currently supports configurations that match the following patterns: @smallexample -alpha-dec-osf1 alpha-@var{anything}-linux alpha-@var{anything}-linuxecoff -i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-bsd4.3 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-gnu +i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-linux +m68k-@var{anything}-linux +@end smallexample + +Former releases of this library (version 1.09.1 and perhaps earlier +versions) used to run on the following configurations: + +@smallexample +alpha-dec-osf1 +i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-bsd4.3 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-isc2.2 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-isc3.@var{n} -i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-linux i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-sco3.2 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-sco3.2v4 i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-sysv @@ -249,8 +256,14 @@ sparc-sun-solaris2.@var{n} sparc-sun-sunos4.@var{n} @end smallexample +Since no one has volunteered to test and fix the above configurations, +these are not supported at the moment. It's expected that these don't +work anymore. Porting the library is not hard. If you are interested +in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers by sending +electronic mail to @email{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu}. + Each case of @samp{i@var{x}86} can be @samp{i386}, @samp{i486}, -@samp{i586}, or @samp{i686}.. All of those configurations produce a +@samp{i586}, or @samp{i686}. All of those configurations produce a library that can run on any of these processors. The library will be optimized for the specified processor, but will not use instructions not available on all of them. @@ -309,8 +322,8 @@ conform to the ISO and POSIX standards (@pxref{Standards and Portability}), that is definitely a bug. Report it!@refill Send bug reports to the Internet address -@samp{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path -@samp{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc}. If you have other problems +@email{bug-glibc@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path +@email{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc}. If you have other problems with installation or use, please report those as well.@refill If you are not sure how a function should behave, and this manual @@ -318,8 +331,8 @@ doesn't tell you, that's a bug in the manual. Report that too! If the function's behavior disagrees with the manual, then either the library or the manual has a bug, so report the disagreement. If you find any errors or omissions in this manual, please report them to the Internet -address @samp{bug-glibc-manual@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path -@samp{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc-manual}. +address @email{bug-glibc-manual@@prep.ai.mit.edu} or the UUCP path +@email{mit-eddie!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-glibc-manual}. @node Source Layout @appendixsec Adding New Functions @@ -1060,7 +1073,7 @@ Carnegie Mellon requests users of this software to return to @end display @noindent -or @samp{Software.Distribution@@CS.CMU.EDU} any improvements or +or @email{Software.Distribution@@CS.CMU.EDU} any improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie Mellon the rights to redistribute these changes. @end quotation diff --git a/manual/texinfo.tex b/manual/texinfo.tex index 6bae66900a..e5982dc386 100644 --- a/manual/texinfo.tex +++ b/manual/texinfo.tex @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ %% TeX macros to handle Texinfo files. -%% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.199 1997/05/20 11:11:48 drepper Exp $ +%% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.200 1997/05/26 22:19:32 drepper Exp $ % Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, % 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ % This automatically updates the version number based on RCS. \def\deftexinfoversion$#1: #2 ${\def\texinfoversion{#2}} -\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.199 $ +\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.200 $ \message{Loading texinfo package [Version \texinfoversion]:} % If in a .fmt file, print the version number @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ % For @cropmarks command. % Do @cropmarks to get crop marks. -% +% \newif\ifcropmarks \let\cropmarks = \cropmarkstrue % @@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi \def\itemizeitem{% \advance\itemno by 1 {\let\par=\endgraf \smallbreak}% -\ifhmode \errmessage{\in hmode at itemizeitem}\fi +\ifhmode \errmessage{In hmode at itemizeitem}\fi {\parskip=0in \hskip 0pt \hbox to 0pt{\hss \itemcontents\hskip \itemmargin}% \vadjust{\penalty 1200}}% @@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi \def\begindoublecolumns{\begingroup % ended by \enddoublecolumns % Grab any single-column material above us. \output = {\global\setbox\partialpage = \vbox{% - % + % % Here is a possibility not foreseen in manmac: if we accumulate a % whole lot of material, we might end up calling this \output % routine twice in a row (see the doublecol-lose test, which is @@ -3685,16 +3685,17 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % Definitions of (, ) and & used in args for functions. % This is the definition of ( outside of all parentheses. -\gdef\oprm#1 {{\rm\char`\(}#1 \bf \let(=\opnested % -\global\advance\parencount by 1 } +\gdef\oprm#1 {{\rm\char`\(}#1 \bf \let(=\opnested + \global\advance\parencount by 1 +} % % This is the definition of ( when already inside a level of parens. \gdef\opnested{\char`\(\global\advance\parencount by 1 } % \gdef\clrm{% Print a paren in roman if it is taking us back to depth of 0. -% also in that case restore the outer-level definition of (. -\ifnum \parencount=1 {\rm \char `\)}\sl \let(=\oprm \else \char `\) \fi -\global\advance \parencount by -1 } + % also in that case restore the outer-level definition of (. + \ifnum \parencount=1 {\rm \char `\)}\sl \let(=\oprm \else \char `\) \fi + \global\advance \parencount by -1 } % If we encounter &foo, then turn on ()-hacking afterwards \gdef\amprm#1 {{\rm\}\let(=\oprm \let)=\clrm\ } % @@ -3702,8 +3703,11 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi } % End of definition inside \activeparens %% These parens (in \boldbrax) actually are a little bolder than the %% contained text. This is especially needed for [ and ] -\def\opnr{{\sf\char`\(}} \def\clnr{{\sf\char`\)}} \def\ampnr{\&} -\def\lbrb{{\bf\char`\[}} \def\rbrb{{\bf\char`\]}} +\def\opnr{{\sf\char`\(}\global\advance\parencount by 1 } +\def\clnr{{\sf\char`\)}\global\advance\parencount by -1 } +\def\ampnr{\&} +\def\lbrb{{\bf\char`\[}} +\def\rbrb{{\bf\char`\]}} % First, defname, which formats the header line itself. % #1 should be the function name. @@ -3880,7 +3884,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi \hyphenchar\tensl=0 #1% \hyphenchar\tensl=45 -\ifnum\parencount=0 \else \errmessage{unbalanced parens in @def arguments}\fi% +\ifnum\parencount=0 \else \errmessage{Unbalanced parentheses in @def}\fi% \interlinepenalty=10000 \advance\rightskip by 0pt plus 1fil \endgraf\penalty 10000\vskip -\parskip\penalty 10000% @@ -3981,6 +3985,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi \def\defmacx #1 {\errmessage{@defmacx in invalid context}} \def\defspecx #1 {\errmessage{@defspecx in invalid context}} \def\deftypefnx #1 {\errmessage{@deftypefnx in invalid context}} +\def\deftypemethodx #1 {\errmessage{@deftypemethodx in invalid context}} \def\deftypeunx #1 {\errmessage{@deftypeunx in invalid context}} % @defmethod, and so on @@ -3996,6 +4001,16 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi \defunargs {#3}\endgroup % } +% @deftypemethod foo-class return-type foo-method args +% +\def\deftypemethod{% + \defmethparsebody\Edeftypemethod\deftypemethodx\deftypemethodheader} +% +% #1 is the class name, #2 the data type, #3 the method name, #4 the args. +\def\deftypemethodheader#1#2#3#4{% + \deftypefnheaderx{Method on #1}{#2}#3 #4\relax +} + % @defmethod == @defop Method \def\defmethod{\defmethparsebody\Edefmethod\defmethodx\defmethodheader} |