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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1996-09-22 03:06:42 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1996-09-22 03:06:42 +0000
commit845dcb57b1de1b8c2ea88cd101d6e5a80181ee4e (patch)
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parentdaf2bb515bdd8212c8d95b78e70ef02f035304c5 (diff)
downloadglibc-845dcb57b1de1b8c2ea88cd101d6e5a80181ee4e.tar.gz
update from main archive 960921
Sun Sep 22 03:40:52 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * resolv/resolv.h: Update to bind-4.9.5-T4B. * resolv/base64.c: Likewise. * resolv/res_debug.c: Likewise. * resolv/res_query.c: Likewise. * resolv/gethnamaddr.c: Likewise. * nss/nss_dns/dns-host.c: Likewise. * resolv/res_comp.c: Likewise. * resolv/res_send.c: Likewise. * resolv/arpa/nameser.h: Likewise. Attention: MAXDNAME is much higher now. * resolv/Banner: New file. * resolv/Makefile (distribute): Add Banner. Sat Sep 21 19:15:24 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * sysdeps/stub/getsysstats.c: New file. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/getsysstats.c: New file. * misc/Makefile (headers): Add sys/sysinfo.h. (routines): Add getsysstats. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile [$(subdir)==misc] (sysdep_headers): Remove sys/sysinfo.h. * sysdeps/generic/sys/sysinfo.h: New file. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/sysinfo.h: Add prototype for get_nprocs, get_phys_pages, and get_avphys_pages. * misc/Makefile (routines): Add mntent_r. * misc/mntent_r.c: New file. * misc/mntent.c: Remove all functions but getmntent and use __getmntent_r. * misc/mntent.h: Add prototype for __getmntent_r. * misc/fstab.c: Use __getmntent_r function instead of getmntent. This will not clobber the state in getmntent. * sysdeps/generic/confname.h: Add _SC_PROCESSORS_CONF, _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN, _SC_PHYS_PAGES, _SC_AVPHYS_PAGES, _SC_ATEXIT_MAX, and _SC_PASS_MAX. * sysdeps/stub/sysconf.c: Add handling _SC_PROCESSORS_CONF and _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN by calling __get_nprocs, _SC_PHYS_PAGES by calling __get_phys_pages, _SY_AVPHYS_PAGES by calling __get_avphys_pages, _SC_ATEXIT_MAX and _SC_PASS_MAX. * sysdeps/posix/sysconf.c: Likewise. * posix/getconf.c (vars): Add _NPROCESSORS_CONF, _NPROCESSORS_ONLN, _PHYS_PAGES, _AVPHYS_PAGES, ATEXIT_MAX, and PASS_MAX entries. Sat Sep 21 05:20:36 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * version.h (VERSION): Bump to 1.95. * Make-dist (+tsrcs): Don't filter out files in subdirs which match files in the sysdeps hierachy (welcome back, sys/syscall.h!). * resolv/Makefile (libresolv-routines): Remove getnetnamad. Sat Sep 21 03:00:19 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * locale/loadlocale.c (_nl_free_locale): Remove function. * locale/localeinfo.h: Remove prototype for _nl_free_locale. * locale/setlocale.c (setlocale): Don't free locale data of categories which succeeded to load after a wrong or missing data file was observed. * locale/setlocale (setlocale): Initialize NEWNAME correctly so that it works even when the locale data is not used. * stdlib/random_r.c: Fix typo in comment. * stdlib/drand48-iter.c: Likewise. * stdlib/drand48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/erand48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/jrand48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/lcong48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/lrand48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/mrand48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/nrand48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/random.c: Likewise. * stdlib/seed48.c: Likewise. * stdlib/srand48.c: Likewise. * misc/search.h: Likewise. * misc/hsearch.c: Likewise. * misc/hsearch_r.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.S (__errno_location): Thu Sep 19 23:36:19 1996 Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG <thomas@gnu.ai.mit.edu> * hurd/hurdinit.c (__libc_argv): Provide common decl. (_hurd_setproc): Don't declare __libc_argv here.
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@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ please let me know.
[Q13] ``How do I configure GNU libc so that the essential libraries
like libc.so go into /lib and the other into /usr/lib?''
+
+[Q14] ``When linking with the new libc I get unresolved symbols
+ `crypt' and `setkey'. Why aren't these functions in the
+ libc anymore?''
+
+[Q15] ``What are these `add-ons'?''
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[Q1] ``What systems does the GNU C Library run on?''
@@ -369,6 +375,56 @@ in a directory named /etc.
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+[Q14] ``When linking with the new libc I get unresolved symbols
+ `crypt' and `setkey'. Why aren't these functions in the
+ libc anymore?''
+
+[A14] {UD} Remember the US restrictions of exporting cryptographic
+programs and source code. Until this law gets abolished we cannot
+ship the cryptographic function together with the libc.
+
+But of course we provide the code and there is an very easy way to use
+this code. First get the extra package. People in the US way get it
+from the same place they got the GNU libc from. People outside the US
+should get the code from ftp.uni-c.dk [129.142.6.74], or another
+archive site outside the USA. The README explains how to install the
+sources.
+
+If you already have the crypt code on your system the reason for the
+failure is probably that you failed to link with -lcrypt. The crypto
+functions are in a separate library to make it possible to export GNU
+libc binaries from the US.
+
+
+~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
+[Q15] ``What are these `add-ons'?''
+
+[A15] {UD} To avoid complications with external or external source
+code some optional parts of the libc are distributed as separate
+packages (e.g., the crypt package, see Q14).
+
+To ease the use as part of GNU libc the installer just has to unpack
+the package and tell the configuration script about these additional
+subdirectories using the --enable-add-ons option. When you add the
+crypt add-on you just have to use
+
+ configure --enable-add-ons=crypt,XXX ...
+
+where XXX are possible other add-ons and ... means the rest of the
+normal option list.
+
+You can use add-ons also to overwrite some files in glibc. The add-on
+system dependent subdirs are search first. It is also possible to add
+banner files (use a file named `Banner') or create shared libraries.
+
+Using add-ons has the big advantage that the makefiles of the GNU libc
+can be used. Only some few stub rules must be written to get
+everything running. Even handling of architecture dependent
+compilation is provided. The GNU libc's sysdeps/ directory shows how
+to use this feature.
+
+
+~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Answers were given by:
{UD} Ulrich Drepper, <drepper@cygnus.com>