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diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml index 92d2f3ad8..48c22ea07 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml @@ -39,38 +39,44 @@ cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen> <para>Next, prepare Glibc for compilation:</para> -<screen><userinput>../glibc-&glibc-version;-20031202/configure --prefix=/tools \ - --disable-profile --enable-add-ons=linuxthreads \ - --with-binutils=/tools/bin --with-headers=/tools/include \ - --without-gd --without-cvs</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure --prefix=/tools \ + --disable-profile --enable-add-ons=nptl --with-tls \ + --with-binutils=/tools/bin --without-gd --without-cvs \ + --with-headers=/tools/glibc-kernheaders</userinput></screen> <para>The meaning of the configure options:</para> <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-profile</userinput>: This -builds the libraries without profiling information. Omit this option if you -plan to do profiling on the temporary tools.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-profile</userinput>: This builds the +libraries without profiling information. Omit this option if you plan to do +profiling on the temporary tools.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-add-ons=linuxthreads</userinput>: This -tells Glibc to use the Linuxthreads add-on as its threading -library.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-add-ons=nptl</userinput>: This +tells Glibc to use the NPTL add-on as its threading library.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para><userinput>--with-binutils=/tools/bin</userinput> and -<userinput>--with-headers=/tools/include</userinput>: Strictly speaking -these switches are not required. But they ensure nothing can go wrong with -regard to what kernel headers and Binutils programs get used during the -Glibc build.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><userinput>--with-tls</userinput>: This tells Glibc to include +support for TLS (thread-local storage). This is required for NPTL to work. +</para></listitem> -<listitem><para><userinput>--without-gd</userinput>: This prevents -the build of the <command>memusagestat</command> program, which -strangely enough insists on linking against the host's libraries (libgd, -libpng, libz, and so forth).</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><userinput>--with-binutils=/tools/bin</userinput>: Strictly +speaking this switch is not required. But it does ensure nothing can go wrong +with regard to what Binutils programs get used during the Glibc build.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para><userinput>--without-gd</userinput>: This prevents the build +of the <command>memusagestat</command> program, which strangely enough insists +on linking against the host's libraries (libgd, libpng, libz, and so forth). +</para></listitem> <listitem><para><userinput>--without-cvs</userinput>: This is meant to prevent the Makefiles from attempting automatic CVS checkouts when using a CVS snapshot. But it's not actually needed these days. We use it because it suppresses an annoying but harmless warning about a missing <command>autoconf</command> program.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para><userinput>--with-headers=/tools/glibc-kernheaders</userinput>: +This tells Glibc to compile against the <quote>raw</quote> kernel headers, so +that it knows exactly what features the kernel has, and can optimize itself +accordingly. Not strictly necessary, but nice to have.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>During this stage you might see the following warning:</para> |