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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml index 16f4a7cb0..4b18728b7 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml @@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ glibc-&glibc-version; directory and unpack glibc-linuxthreads inside the glibc-&glibc-version; directory, not in /usr/src as you normally would do.</para> -<para>This package is known to behave badly when you have changed its default -optimization flags (including the -march and -mcpu options). Glibc is -best left alone, so we recommend you unsetting CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS and other -such variables/settings that would change the default optimization that -it comes with. Also, don't pass the --enable-kernel option to the configure +<para>This package is known to behave badly when you have changed its +default optimization flags (including the -march and -mcpu options). Glibc +is best left alone. Therefore, if you have defined any environment variables +that override default optimizations, such as CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS, we +recommend unsetting or modifying them when building binutils. You have +been warned.</para> + +<para>Also, don't pass the --enable-kernel option to the configure script. It's known to cause segmentation faults when other packages like fileutils, make and tar are linked against it.</para> |