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@@ -206,12 +206,15 @@ 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
have problems.
+On PowerPC, GCC versions dated earlier than 970904 are known not to work
+(they crash), including 2.7.2.
+
@item
-@code{binutils} 2.8
+@code{binutils} 2.8.1
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 or later; earlier
+library. We recommend @code{binutils} version 2.8.1 or later; earlier
versions are known to have problems or to not support all architectures.
@end itemize
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ alpha-@var{anything}-linux
i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-gnu
i@var{x}86-@var{anything}-linux
m68k-@var{anything}-linux
+powerpc-@var{anything}-linux
@end smallexample
Former releases of this library (version 1.09.1 and perhaps earlier
@@ -898,6 +902,10 @@ David Mosberger-Tang contributed the port to Linux/Alpha
(@code{alpha-@var{anything}-linux}).
@item
+The port to Linux on PowerPC (@code{powerpc-@var{anything}-linux})
+was contributed by Geoffrey Keating.
+
+@item
Miles Bader wrote the argp argument-parsing package, and the argz/envz
interfaces.