From 40e45bd5d696c63e6227214179e7e601b60c93e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Myers Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:48:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Do not mention old Linux kernel versions in installation documentation. --- ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ INSTALL | 11 +++-------- manual/install.texi | 9 ++------- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 4254c90..5aef24f 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2012-05-23 Joseph Myers + + * manual/install.texi (Running make install): Do not mention Linux + kernel version for which pt_chown is not needed. + (Linux): Do not mention problems with nscd with 2.0 kernels. + * INSTALL: Regenerated. + 2012-05-23 Andreas Jaeger * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/mman.h diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 5b9b8d2..d4fabe9 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ well. permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. This means programs like `xterm' and `screen' do not have to be setuid to get a pty. (There may be other reasons why they need -privileges.) If you are using a 2.1 or newer Linux kernel with the -`devptsfs' or `devfs' filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need -this program; otherwise you do. The source for `pt_chown' is in +privileges.) If you are using a Linux kernel with the `devptsfs' or +`devfs' filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; +otherwise you do. The source for `pt_chown' is in `login/programs/pt_chown.c'. After installation you might want to configure the timezone and @@ -377,11 +377,6 @@ C Library with `--prefix=/usr'. If you set some other prefix or allow it to default to `/usr/local', then all the components are installed there. - You cannot use `nscd' with 2.0 kernels, due to bugs in the -kernel-side thread support. `nscd' happens to hit these bugs -particularly hard, but you might have problems with any threaded -program. - Reporting Bugs ============== diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index 0abb57e..5aca058 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ One auxiliary program, @file{/usr/libexec/pt_chown}, is installed setuid sets the permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. This means programs like @code{xterm} and @code{screen} do not have to be setuid to get a pty. (There may be -other reasons why they need privileges.) If you are using a 2.1 or -newer Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems +other reasons why they need privileges.) If you are using a +Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; otherwise you do. The source for @file{pt_chown} is in @file{login/programs/pt_chown.c}. @@ -428,11 +428,6 @@ if you configure @theglibc{} with @samp{--prefix=/usr}. If you set some other prefix or allow it to default to @file{/usr/local}, then all the components are installed there. -You cannot use @code{nscd} with 2.0 kernels, due to bugs in the -kernel-side thread support. @code{nscd} happens to hit these bugs -particularly hard, but you might have problems with any threaded -program. - @node Reporting Bugs @appendixsec Reporting Bugs @cindex reporting bugs -- 2.7.4