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Do not mention old Linux kernel versions in installation documentation.

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2012-05-23 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
* manual/install.texi (Running make install): Do not mention Linux
kernel version for which pt_chown is not needed.
(Linux): Do not mention problems with nscd with 2.0 kernels.
* INSTALL: Regenerated.
2012-05-23 Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/mman.h

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@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ well.
permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling
process. This means programs like `xterm' and `screen' do not have to
be setuid to get a pty. (There may be other reasons why they need
privileges.) If you are using a 2.1 or newer Linux kernel with the
`devptsfs' or `devfs' filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need
this program; otherwise you do. The source for `pt_chown' is in
privileges.) If you are using a Linux kernel with the `devptsfs' or
`devfs' filesystems providing pty slaves, you don't need this program;
otherwise you do. The source for `pt_chown' is in
`login/programs/pt_chown.c'.
After installation you might want to configure the timezone and
@ -377,11 +377,6 @@ C Library with `--prefix=/usr'. If you set some other prefix or allow
it to default to `/usr/local', then all the components are installed
there.
You cannot use `nscd' with 2.0 kernels, due to bugs in the
kernel-side thread support. `nscd' happens to hit these bugs
particularly hard, but you might have problems with any threaded
program.
Reporting Bugs
==============

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manual/install.texi
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@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ One auxiliary program, @file{/usr/libexec/pt_chown}, is installed setuid
sets the permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the
calling process. This means programs like @code{xterm} and
@code{screen} do not have to be setuid to get a pty. (There may be
other reasons why they need privileges.) If you are using a 2.1 or
newer Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems
other reasons why they need privileges.) If you are using a
Linux kernel with the @code{devptsfs} or @code{devfs} filesystems
providing pty slaves, you don't need this program; otherwise you do.
The source for @file{pt_chown} is in @file{login/programs/pt_chown.c}.
@ -428,11 +428,6 @@ if you configure @theglibc{} with @samp{--prefix=/usr}. If you set some other
prefix or allow it to default to @file{/usr/local}, then all the
components are installed there.
You cannot use @code{nscd} with 2.0 kernels, due to bugs in the
kernel-side thread support. @code{nscd} happens to hit these bugs
particularly hard, but you might have problems with any threaded
program.
@node Reporting Bugs
@appendixsec Reporting Bugs
@cindex reporting bugs