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diff --git a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml index 93768f8f8..6103a1e62 100644 --- a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml @@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Fileutils</title> -<para>There is a documented (see -<ulink url="http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-glibc/2001-May/003149.html"/>) -bug with the atexit() function in glibc-2.2.3 when it is compiled with -gcc-2.95.3. This bug only occurs on some systems (primarily AMD, but not -exclusively). This bug causes segmentation faults in fileutils-4.1 when it -is compiled statically. This patch causes on_exit() to be called instead of -atexit().</para> +<para>There is a documented bug with the atexit() function in glibc-2.2.3 +when it is compiled with gcc-2.95.3. This bug only occurs on some systems +(primarily AMD, but not exclusively). This bug causes segmentation faults +in fileutils-4.1 when it is compiled statically. This patch causes +on_exit() to be called instead of atexit().</para> <para>Note that in some cases using this patch will result in not being able to compile this package at all, even when your system has an AMD CPU |