[PATCH v3] NEWS: Mention testing glibc build with a different set of compilers
H.J. Lu
hjl.tools@gmail.com
Mon Dec 23 21:20:43 GMT 2024
Also document C and C++ compilers used to test glibc should come from
the same set of compilers.
Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
---
INSTALL | 6 +++---
NEWS | 11 +++++++++++
manual/install.texi | 7 +++----
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 85c8e4cef1..717b34a374 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization. For example:
$ ../glibc-VERSION/configure CC="gcc -m32" CFLAGS="-O3"
- To test the GNU C Library with a different C compiler or a different
-C++ compiler, 'TEST_CC=COMPILER' and 'TEST_CXX=COMPILER' arguments can
-be passed to 'configure'. For example:
+ To test the GNU C Library with a different set of C and C++
+compilers, 'TEST_CC=COMPILER' and 'TEST_CXX=COMPILER' arguments can be
+passed to 'configure'. For example:
$ ../glibc-VERSION/configure TEST_CC="gcc-6.4.1" TEST_CXX="g++-6.4.1"
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a185f2e7ee..4ceecd6249 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ Version 2.41
Major new features:
+* Support testing glibc build with a different set of C and C++ compilers
+ from the C and C++ compilers used to build glibc with
+
+ $ ../configure TEST_CC="gcc-6.4.1" TEST_CXX="g++-6.4.1"
+
+ And support testing glibc build with Clang
+
+ $ ../configure TEST_CC="clang" TEST_CXX="clang++"
+
+ Some run-time failures with Clang are expected.
+
* In /etc/resolv.conf and the RES_OPTIONS, option flags can now be
prefixed with “-” to clear previously set flags. For example, if
/etc/resolv.conf contains “options no-aaaa”, a process running with
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 61745b88d8..05a774b33b 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ and @theglibc{} cannot be compiled without optimization, so if
$ ../glibc-@var{version}/configure CC="gcc -m32" CFLAGS="-O3"
@end smallexample
-To test @theglibc{} with a different C compiler or a different C++
-compiler, @samp{TEST_CC=@var{compiler}} and
-@samp{TEST_CXX=@var{compiler}} arguments can be passed to
-@code{configure}. For example:
+To test @theglibc{} with a different set of C and C++ compilers,
+@samp{TEST_CC=@var{compiler}} and @samp{TEST_CXX=@var{compiler}}
+arguments can be passed to @code{configure}. For example:
@smallexample
$ ../glibc-@var{version}/configure TEST_CC="gcc-6.4.1" TEST_CXX="g++-6.4.1"
--
2.47.1
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