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commit b6c0e7d432dbfa579713cf0933ddc0719c6e19d0
Author: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Jan 20 15:10:51 2018 -0800

    Document binutils requirement for static PIE
    
    To enable static PIE, binutils 2.29 or later is required on i386, x86_64
    and x32, binutils 2.30 or later is required on aarch64.
    
    	* manual/install.texi: Document binutils requirement for static
    	PIE.
    	* INSTALL: Regenerated.

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 42508e6..f731776 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ will be used, and CFLAGS sets optimization options for the compiler.
      the GCC option, -static-pie, which is available with GCC 8 or
      above, to create static PIE. This option also implies that glibc
      programs and tests are created as dynamic position independent
-     executables (PIE) by default.
+     executables (PIE) by default.  To enable static PIE, GNU 'binutils'
+     2.29 or later is required on i386, x86_64 and x32, GNU 'binutils'
+     2.30 or later is required on aarch64.
 
 '--disable-profile'
      Don't build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 50e6c35..1100306 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ with no-pie.  The resulting glibc can be used with the GCC option,
 -static-pie, which is available with GCC 8 or above, to create static
 PIE.  This option also implies that glibc programs and tests are created
 as dynamic position independent executables (PIE) by default.
+To enable static PIE, GNU @code{binutils} 2.29 or later is required on
+i386, x86_64 and x32, GNU @code{binutils} 2.30 or later is required on
+aarch64.
 
 @item --disable-profile
 Don't build libraries with profiling information.  You may want to use

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Summary of changes:
 INSTALL             |    4 +++-
 manual/install.texi |    3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)


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