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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/glibc.xml | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | general.ent | 4 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml index e3a5b6ee8..862a09f5a 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml @@ -120,17 +120,21 @@ esac</userinput></screen> <varlistentry> <term><parameter>libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes</parameter></term> <listitem> - <para>The build requires support for forced unwind, but because it is - being cross compiled, it cannot auto detect it. Setting this variable - on the command line explicitly tells the - <command>configure</command> script that support is available.</para> + <para>The linker installed during + <xref linkend="ch-tools-binutils-pass1"/> was cross-compiled and as + such cannot be used until Glibc has been installed. This means that + the configure test for force-unwind support will fail, as it relies on + a working linker. The libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes variable is passed in + order to inform <command>configure</command> that force-unwind + support is available without it having to run the test.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><parameter>libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes</parameter></term> <listitem> - <para>The build also requires support for C cleanup handling, which it - cannot auto detect when being cross compiled. Enable it explicitly.</para> + <para>Simlarly, we pass libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes through to the + <command>configure</command> script so that the test is skipped and C + cleanup handling support is configured.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent index 08658f0ea..22d69c38f 100644 --- a/general.ent +++ b/general.ent @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -<!ENTITY version "SVN-20100124"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "January 24, 2010"> +<!ENTITY version "SVN-20100126"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "January 26, 2010"> <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2010"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not – --> <!ENTITY milestone "7.0"> <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" --> |