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Update tooling versions verified to work with glibc.
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2018-07-31 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
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* manual/install.texi: Update versions.
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* INSTALL: Regenerate.
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* manual/contrib.texi (Contributors): Update contributions.
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2018-07-31 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
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33
INSTALL
33
INSTALL
@ -301,23 +301,28 @@ for testing, which run together with the rest of the testsuite through
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'make check'. These scripts require the following tools to run
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successfully:
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* Python 2.7.6/3.4.3 or later
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* Python 2.7/3.4 or later
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Python is required for running the printers' test scripts.
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Python is required for running the printers' test scripts. As of
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release time, Python 3.6 is the newest verified to work to test the
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pretty printers.
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* PExpect 4.0
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The printer tests drive GDB through test programs and compare its
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output to the printers'. PExpect is used to capture the output of
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GDB, and should be compatible with the Python version in your
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system.
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system. As of release time PExpect 4.3 is the newest verified to
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work to test the pretty printers.
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* GDB 7.8 or later with support for Python 2.7.6/3.4.3 or later
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* GDB 7.8 or later with support for Python 2.7/3.4 or later
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GDB itself needs to be configured with Python support in order to
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use the pretty printers. Notice that your system having Python
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available doesn't imply that GDB supports it, nor that your
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system's Python and GDB's have the same version.
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system's Python and GDB's have the same version. As of release
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time GNU 'debugger' 8.0.1 is the newest verified to work to test
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the pretty printers.
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If these tools are absent, the printer tests will report themselves as
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'UNSUPPORTED'. Notice that some of the printer tests require the GNU C
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@ -444,12 +449,15 @@ build the GNU C Library:
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* GNU 'make' 4.0 or newer
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As of relase time, GNU 'make' 4.2.1 is the newest verified to work
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to build the GNU C Library.
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* GCC 4.9 or newer
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GCC 4.9 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use
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the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for
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building the GNU C Library, as newer compilers usually produce
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better code. As of release time, GCC 7.3 is the newest compiler
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better code. As of release time, GCC 8.1.1 is the newest compiler
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verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
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For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), GCC 6.2 or higher
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@ -476,7 +484,7 @@ build the GNU C Library:
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You must use GNU 'binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C Library.
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No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
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moment. As of release time, GNU 'binutils' 2.29.1 is the newest
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moment. As of release time, GNU 'binutils' 2.31.1 is the newest
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verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
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* GNU 'texinfo' 4.7 or later
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@ -493,7 +501,7 @@ build the GNU C Library:
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'awk' is used in several places to generate files. Some 'gawk'
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extensions are used, including the 'asorti' function, which was
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introduced in version 3.1.2 of 'gawk'. As of release time, 'gawk'
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version 4.2.0 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C
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version 4.2.1 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C
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Library.
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* GNU 'bison' 2.7 or later
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@ -505,13 +513,15 @@ build the GNU C Library:
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* Perl 5
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Perl is not required, but it is used if present to test the
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installation. We may decide to use it elsewhere in the future.
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installation. We may decide to use it elsewhere in the future. As
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of release time 'perl' version 5.28.0 is the newest verified to
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work to build the GNU C Library.
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* GNU 'sed' 3.02 or newer
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'Sed' is used in several places to generate files. Most scripts
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work with any version of 'sed'. As of release time, 'sed' version
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4.4 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
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4.5 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
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If you change any of the 'configure.ac' files you will also need
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@ -521,6 +531,9 @@ and if you change any of the message translation files you will need
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* GNU 'gettext' 0.10.36 or later
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As of release time, GNU 'gettext' version 0.19.8.1 is the newest
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version verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
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You may also need these packages if you upgrade your source tree using
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patches, although we try to avoid this.
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@ -336,23 +336,26 @@ These scripts require the following tools to run successfully:
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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Python 2.7.6/3.4.3 or later
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Python 2.7/3.4 or later
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Python is required for running the printers' test scripts.
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Python is required for running the printers' test scripts. As of release time,
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Python 3.6 is the newest verified to work to test the pretty printers.
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@item PExpect 4.0
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The printer tests drive GDB through test programs and compare its output
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to the printers'. PExpect is used to capture the output of GDB, and should be
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compatible with the Python version in your system.
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compatible with the Python version in your system. As of release time
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PExpect 4.3 is the newest verified to work to test the pretty printers.
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@item
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GDB 7.8 or later with support for Python 2.7.6/3.4.3 or later
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GDB 7.8 or later with support for Python 2.7/3.4 or later
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GDB itself needs to be configured with Python support in order to use the
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pretty printers. Notice that your system having Python available doesn't imply
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that GDB supports it, nor that your system's Python and GDB's have the same
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version.
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version. As of release time GNU @code{debugger} 8.0.1 is the newest verified
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to work to test the pretty printers.
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@end itemize
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@noindent
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@ -491,13 +494,16 @@ build @theglibc{}:
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@item
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GNU @code{make} 4.0 or newer
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As of relase time, GNU @code{make} 4.2.1 is the newest verified to work
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to build @theglibc{}.
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@item
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GCC 4.9 or newer
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GCC 4.9 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use
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the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building
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@theglibc{}, as newer compilers usually produce better code. As of
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release time, GCC 7.3 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
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release time, GCC 8.1.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
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@theglibc{}.
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For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), GCC 6.2 or higher is
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@ -522,7 +528,7 @@ GNU @code{binutils} 2.25 or later
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You must use GNU @code{binutils} (as and ld) to build @theglibc{}.
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No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
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moment. As of release time, GNU @code{binutils} 2.29.1 is the newest
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moment. As of release time, GNU @code{binutils} 2.31.1 is the newest
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verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
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@item
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@code{awk} is used in several places to generate files.
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Some @code{gawk} extensions are used, including the @code{asorti}
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function, which was introduced in version 3.1.2 of @code{gawk}.
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As of release time, @code{gawk} version 4.2.0 is the newest verified
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As of release time, @code{gawk} version 4.2.1 is the newest verified
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to work to build @theglibc{}.
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@item
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Perl 5
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Perl is not required, but it is used if present to test the
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installation. We may decide to use it elsewhere in the future.
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installation. We may decide to use it elsewhere in the future. As of release
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time @code{perl} version 5.28.0 is the newest verified to work to build
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@theglibc{}.
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@item
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GNU @code{sed} 3.02 or newer
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@code{Sed} is used in several places to generate files. Most scripts work
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with any version of @code{sed}. As of release time, @code{sed} version
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4.4 is the newest verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
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4.5 is the newest verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
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@end itemize
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@ -580,6 +588,9 @@ and if you change any of the message translation files you will need
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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GNU @code{gettext} 0.10.36 or later
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As of release time, GNU @code{gettext} version 0.19.8.1 is the newest
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version verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
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@end itemize
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