[PATCH v3 6/8] Add NEWS entry for legacy hwcaps removal

Javier Pello devel@otheo.eu
Wed Oct 5 18:12:53 GMT 2022


On Tue, 4 Oct 2022 15:00:33 -0300 Adhemerval Zanella Netto wrote:

> On 03/10/22 16:59, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > * Adhemerval Zanella Netto via Libc-alpha:
> > 
> >> On 03/10/22 16:29, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> >>> On Okt 03 2022, Adhemerval Zanella Netto via Libc-alpha wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I think NEWS entry usually reference to glibc with an article ('The glibc').
> >>>
> >>> glibc is a proper name, and proper names don't come with articles.  You
> >>> can write "the GNU C library", but not "the glibc".
> >>>
> >>
> >> Which would be the best option for the NEWS entry, just 'glibc' or a
> >> more specific 'The GNU C library'?  I don't have a strong opinion here.
> > 
> > “The GNU C library” at the start of a sentence, otherwise glibc is
> > also okay.  In this case, you could use “The dynamic linker” or “The
> > glibc dynamic linker”.
> 
> Javier, are you ok with:
> 
>   The dynamic linker no longer loads shared objects from the "tls" 
>   subdirectories on the library search path or the subdirectory 
>   that corresponds to the AT_PLATFORM system name, or employs the 
>   legacy AT_HWCAP search mechanism, which was deprecated in version 
>   2.33.

Sure, I am fine with whatever you think is best.

> If so I can wrap-up the patches and push upstream for you.

Thank you.

Regards,
Javier


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