Changeset 63d2e2b for temp-system

Timestamp:

Feb 21, 2006, 1:03:30 AM (19 years ago)

Author:

Jim Gifford <clfs@…>

Children:

1e3160e

Parents:

c0eef3d

Message:

r681@server (orig r679): ken | 2005-11-10 08:48:28 -0800
remove left-over description of DEFAULT_POSIX2_VERSION

File:

• temp-system/common/coreutils.xml (modified) (1 diff)

temp-system/common/coreutils.xml

@@ -37 +37 @@
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>DEFAULT_POSIX2_VERSION=199209</parameter></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>This package has an issue when compiled against versions of
-          Glibc later than 2.3.2. Some of the Coreutils utilities (such as
-          <command>head</command>, <command>tail</command>, and
-          <command>sort</command>) will reject their traditional syntax, a
-          syntax that has been in use for approximately 30 years. This old
-          syntax is so pervasive that compatibility should be preserved until
-          the many places where it is used can be updated. Backwards compatibility
-          is achieved by setting the <envar>DEFAULT_POSIX2_VERSION</envar>
-          environment variable to <quote>199209</quote> in the above command.
-          If you do not want Coreutils to be backwards compatible with the
-          traditional syntax, then omit setting the
-          <envar>DEFAULT_POSIX2_VERSION</envar> environment variable. It is
-          important to remember that doing so will have consequences, including
-          the need to patch the many packages that still use the old syntax.
-          Therefore, it is recommended that the instructions be followed exactly
-          as given above.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
-      <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--cache-file=config.cache</parameter></term>
         <listitem>