2005-04-08 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@baldric.uwo.ca>

	* FAQ.in: Explain why `make' might fail running rpcgen.
	* FAQ: Regenerated.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-04-08  Carlos O'Donell <carlos@baldric.uwo.ca>
+
+       * FAQ.in: Explain why `make' might fail running rpcgen.
+       * FAQ: Regenerated.
+
 2005-04-07  Roland McGrath  <roland@redhat.com>
 
        * po/libc.pot: Regenerated.

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+++ b/FAQ
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ please let me know.
        malloc/libmemprof.so.  How can I fix this?
 1.20.  Which tools should I use for MIPS?
 1.21.  Which compiler should I use for powerpc64?
+1.22.  `make' fails when running rpcgen the first time,
+       what is going on? How do I fix this?
 
 2. Installation and configuration issues
 
@@ -573,6 +575,20 @@ For details check also my page <http://www.suse.de/~aj/glibc-mips.html>.
 {SM} You want to use at least gcc 3.2 (together with the right versions
 of all the other tools, of course).
 
+
+1.22.  `make' fails when running rpcgen the first time,
+       what is going on? How do I fix this?
+
+{CO} The first invocation of rpcgen is also the first use of the recently
+compiled dynamic loader.  If there is any problem with the dynamic loader
+it will more than likely fail to run rpcgen properly. This could be due to
+any number of problems.
+
+The only real solution is to debug the loader and determine the problem
+yourself. Please remember that for each architecture there may be various
+patches required to get glibc HEAD into a runnable state. The best course
+of action is to determine if you have all the required patches.
+
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--- a/FAQ.in
+++ b/FAQ.in
@@ -374,6 +374,19 @@ For details check also my page <http://www.suse.de/~aj/glibc-mips.html>.
 {SM} You want to use at least gcc 3.2 (together with the right versions
 of all the other tools, of course).
 
+??     `make' fails when running rpcgen the first time,
+       what is going on? How do I fix this?
+
+{CO} The first invocation of rpcgen is also the first use of the recently
+compiled dynamic loader.  If there is any problem with the dynamic loader
+it will more than likely fail to run rpcgen properly. This could be due to
+any number of problems.
+
+The only real solution is to debug the loader and determine the problem
+yourself. Please remember that for each architecture there may be various
+patches required to get glibc HEAD into a runnable state. The best course
+of action is to determine if you have all the required patches.
+
 ? Installation and configuration issues
 
 ??     Can I replace the libc on my Linux system with GNU libc?