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author | Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> | 1996-09-22 03:06:42 +0000 |
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committer | Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> | 1996-09-22 03:06:42 +0000 |
commit | 845dcb57b1de1b8c2ea88cd101d6e5a80181ee4e (patch) | |
tree | c13a286fe36773fc4d7d34af8527956a6ec8838b /FAQ | |
parent | daf2bb515bdd8212c8d95b78e70ef02f035304c5 (diff) | |
download | glibc-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.
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ')
-rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 56 |
1 files changed, 56 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -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'?'' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [Q1] ``What systems does the GNU C Library run on?'' @@ -369,6 +375,56 @@ in a directory named /etc. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ +[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> |