1 This directory contains the version 2.0.94 test release of the GNU C Library.
2 Many bugs have been fixed since the last release.
3 Some bugs surely remain.
5 As of this release, the GNU C library is known to run on the following
9 i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Intel
10 m68k-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on Motorola 680x0
11 alpha-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
12 powerpc-*-linux-gnu Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems
13 sparc-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on SPARC
14 sparc64-*-linux-gnu Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC
15 arm-*-none ARM standalone systems
16 arm-*-linuxaout Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries
19 Former releases of this library (version 1.09.1 and perhaps earlier
20 versions) used to run on the following configurations:
30 i[3456]86-force_cpu386-none
44 Since no one has volunteered to test and fix the above configurations,
45 these are not supported at the moment. It's expected that these don't
46 work anymore. Porting the library is not hard. If you are interested
47 in doing a port, please contact the glibc maintainers by sending
48 electronic mail to <bug-glibc@gnu.org>.
50 The GNU C library now includes Michael Glad's Ultra Fast Crypt, which
51 provides the Unix `crypt' function, plus some other entry points.
52 Because of the United States export restriction on DES implementations,
53 we are distributing this code separately from the rest of the C
54 library. There is an extra distribution tar file just for crypt; it is
55 called `glibc-crypt-2.0.94.tar.gz'. You can just unpack the crypt
56 distribution along with the rest of the C library and build; you can
57 also build the library without getting crypt. Users outside the USA
58 can get the crypt distribution via anonymous FTP from ftp.ifi.uio.no
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60 maintainers are encouraged to copy this distribution to their archives
61 outside the USA. Please get it from ftp.ifi.uio.no; transferring this
62 distribution from ftp.gnu.org (or any other site in the USA) to a
63 site outside the USA is in violation of US export laws.
65 Beside the separate crypt tar file there are some more add-ons which can be
66 used together with GNU libc. They are designed in a way to ease the
67 installation by integrating them in the libc source tree. Simply get the
68 add-ons you need and use the --enable-add-ons option of the `configure'
69 script to tell where the add-ons are found. Please read the FAQ file for
72 See the file INSTALL to find out how to configure, build, install, and port
73 the GNU C library. You might also consider reading the WWW pages for the
74 GNU libc at http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html.
76 The GNU C Library is completely documented by the Texinfo manual found
77 in the `manual/' subdirectory. The manual is still being updated and
78 contains some known errors and omissions; we regret that we do not
79 have the resources to work on the manual as much as we would like.
80 Please send comments on the manual to <bug-glibc-manual@gnu.org>, and
81 not to the library bug-reporting address.
83 The file NOTES contains a description of the feature-test macros used
84 in the GNU C library, explaining how you can tell the library what
85 facilities you want it to make available.
87 We prefer to get bug reports sent using the `glibcbug' shell script which
88 is installed together with the rest of the GNU libc to <bugs@gnu.org>.
89 Simply run this shell script and fill in the information. Nevertheless
90 you can still send bug reports to <bug-glibc@gnu.org> as normal electronic
93 The GNU C Library is free software. See the file COPYING.LIB for copying