[BZ #9895]

2009-02-24  Roland McGrath  <roland@redhat.com>
	[BZ #9895]
	* README.template: Reworded not to use substituted version number.
	Renamed to ...
	* README: ... here (no longer generated).
	* Makefile (README): Target removed.

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b405a4..a5df22b 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1991-2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2008
+# Copyright (C) 1991-2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2008,2009
 #      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
@@ -351,15 +351,6 @@ TAGS:
 
 generated := $(generated) stubs.h
 
-README: README.template version.h
-       -rm -f $@
-       sed -e 's/RELEASE/$(release)/' -e 's/VERSION/$(version)/' < $< > $@
-# Make it unwritable so I won't change it by mistake.
-       chmod 444 $@
-ifeq ($(with-cvs),yes)
-       test ! -d CVS || cvs $(CVSOPTS) commit -m'Remade for $(release)-$(version)' $@
-endif
-
 files-for-dist := README FAQ INSTALL NOTES configure
 
 tag-of-stem = glibc-$(subst .,_,$*)

diff --git a/README b/README
index a6374ca..322b4da 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-This directory contains the version 2.7 release of the GNU C Library.
+This directory contains the sources of the GNU C Library.
+See the file "version.h" for what release version you have.
 
 The GNU C Library is the standard system C library for all GNU systems,
 and is an important part of what makes up a GNU system.  It provides the
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ The GNU C Library supports these configurations for using Linux kernels:
 
 The code for other CPU configurations supported by volunteers outside of
 the core glibc maintenance effort is contained in the separate `ports'
-add-on.  You can find glibc-ports-2.7 distributed separately in the
+add-on.  You can find glibc-ports-VERSION distributed separately in the
 same place where you got the main glibc distribution files.
 Currently these configurations are known to work using the `ports' add-on: