Author: manuel Date: 2005-05-28 05:42:07 -0600 (Sat, 28 May 2005) New Revision: 5485
Modified: branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-system/x86/glibc.xml Log: Indented x86/glibc.xml Modified: branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-system/x86/glibc.xml =================================================================== --- branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-system/x86/glibc.xml 2005-05-28 11:05:49 UTC (rev 5484) +++ branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/final-system/x86/glibc.xml 2005-05-28 11:42:07 UTC (rev 5485) @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> <!ENTITY % patches-entities SYSTEM "../../patches.ent"> %general-entities; @@ -7,147 +8,168 @@ ]> <sect1 id="ch-system-glibc" role="wrap"> -<title>Glibc-&glibc-version;</title> -<?dbhtml filename="glibc.html"?> + <?dbhtml filename="glibc.html"?> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc"><primary sortas="a-Glibc">Glibc</primary></indexterm> + <title>Glibc-&glibc-version;</title> -<sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>The Glibc package contains the main C library. This library provides -the basic routines for allocating memory, searching directories, opening and -closing files, reading and writing files, string handling, pattern matching, -arithmetic, and so on.</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc"> + <primary sortas="a-Glibc">Glibc</primary> + </indexterm> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> -<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>12.3 SBU</seg><seg>784 MB</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, -Gawk, GCC, Gettext, Grep, Make, Perl, Sed, and Texinfo</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> -</sect2> + <para>The Glibc package contains the main C library. This library provides + the basic routines for allocating memory, searching directories, opening and + closing files, reading and writing files, string handling, pattern matching, + arithmetic, and so on.</para> -<sect2 role="installation"> -<title>Installation of Glibc</title> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<para>This package is known to behave badly when you change its default -optimization flags (including the <parameter>-march</parameter> and -<parameter>-mcpu</parameter> options). Therefore, if you have defined any -environment variables that override default optimizations, such as CFLAGS and -CXXFLAGS, we recommend un-setting them when building Glibc.</para> + <seglistitem> + <seg>Not checked yet</seg> + <seg>Not checked yet</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> -<para>The Glibc build system is self-contained and will install -perfectly, even though the compiler specs file and linker are still -pointing at <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>. The specs -and linker cannot be adjusted before the Glibc install because the -Glibc autoconf tests would give false results and defeat the goal -of achieving a clean build.</para> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> -<para> Glibc has two tests which fail when the running kernel is 2.6.11.x, and when using NPTL. -The problem has been determined to be with the tests themselves, not with the libc nor the kernel. -This patch fixes the problem:</para> + <seglistitem> + <seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, Gawk, GCC, Gettext, + Grep, Make, Perl, Sed, and Texinfo</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Glibc</title> + + <para>This package is known to behave badly when you change its default + optimization flags (including the <option>-march</option> and + <option>-mcpu</option> options). Therefore, if you have defined any + environment variables that override default optimizations, such as CFLAGS + and CXXFLAGS, we recommend un-setting them when building Glibc.</para> + + <para>The Glibc build system is self-contained and will install + perfectly, even though the compiler specs file and linker are still + pointing at <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>. The specs + and linker cannot be adjusted before the Glibc install because the + Glibc autoconf tests would give false results and defeat the goal + of achieving a clean build.</para> + + <para> Glibc has two tests which fail when the running kernel is 2.6.11.x, + and when using NPTL. The problem has been determined to be with the tests + themselves, not with the libc nor the kernel. This patch fixes the + problem:</para> + <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-testfix-patch;</userinput></screen> -<para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the source -directory in a dedicated build directory:</para> + <para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the + source directory in a dedicated build directory:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir ../glibc-build cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen> -<para>Prepare Glibc for compilation:</para> + <para>Prepare Glibc for compilation:</para> <screen><userinput>../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure --prefix=/usr \ --disable-profile --enable-add-ons --enable-kernel=2.6.0 \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</userinput></screen> -<para>The meaning of the new configure option:</para> + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the new configure option:</title> -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This changes the location of the -<command>pt_chown</command> program from its default of <filename -class="directory">/usr/libexec</filename> to <filename -class="directory">/usr/lib/glibc</filename>.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This changes the location of the <command>pt_chown</command> + program from its default of <filename + class="directory">/usr/libexec</filename> to <filename + class="directory">/usr/lib/glibc</filename>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> -<para>Compile the package:</para> + <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> -<important><para>In this section, the test suite for Glibc is -considered critical. Do not skip it under any -circumstance.</para></important> + <important> + <para>In this section, the test suite for Glibc is considered critical. + Do not skip it under any circumstance.</para> + </important> -<para>Test the results:</para> + <para>Test the results:</para> <screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen> -<para>The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions of -the host system, in particular the kernel. In general, the Glibc test -suite is always expected to pass. However, in certain circumstances, -some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common -issues:</para> + <para>The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions of + the host system, in particular the kernel. In general, the Glibc test + suite is always expected to pass. However, in certain circumstances, + some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common + issues:</para> -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests sometimes fail when running -on systems where the CPU is not a relatively new genuine Intel or authentic AMD. -Certain optimization settings are also known to be a factor here.</para></listitem> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests sometimes fail when running + on systems where the CPU is not a relatively new genuine Intel or + authentic AMD. Certain optimization settings are also known to be a + factor here.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The <emphasis>gettext</emphasis> test sometimes fails due to + host system issues. The exact reasons are not yet clear.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The <emphasis>atime</emphasis> test sometimes fails when the LFS + partition is mounted with the <option>noatime</option> option.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The <emphasis>shm</emphasis> test can fail when the host system + is using the <systemitem class="filesystem">devfs</systemitem> file + system but does not have the <systemitem + class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> file system mounted at + <filename class="directory">/dev/shm</filename>. This occurs because of + a lack of support for <systemitem class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> + in the kernel.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>When running on older and slower hardware, some tests + can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>The <emphasis>gettext</emphasis> test sometimes fails due to -host system issues. The exact reasons are not yet clear.</para></listitem> + <para>Though it is a harmless message, the install stage of Glibc will + complain about the absence of <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>. + Prevent this warning with:</para> -<listitem><para>The <emphasis>atime</emphasis> test sometimes fails -when the LFS partition is mounted with the -<parameter>noatime</parameter> option.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>The <emphasis>shm</emphasis> test can fail when the -host system is using the <systemitem -class="filesystem">devfs</systemitem> file system but does not have -the <systemitem class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> file system -mounted at <filename class="directory">/dev/shm</filename>. This -occurs because of a lack of support for <systemitem -class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> in the -kernel.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>When running on older and slower hardware, some tests -can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para>Though it is a harmless message, the install stage of Glibc will -complain about the absence of <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>. -Prevent this warning with:</para> - <screen><userinput>touch /etc/ld.so.conf</userinput></screen> -<para>Install the package:</para> + <para>Install the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> -<para>The locales that can make the system respond in a different -language were not installed by the above command. Install this -with:</para> + <para>The locales that can make the system respond in a different + language were not installed by the above command. Install this + with:</para> <screen><userinput>make localedata/install-locales</userinput></screen> -<para>To save time, an alternative to running the -previous command (which generates and installs every locale Glibc is -aware of) is to install only those locales that are wanted and needed. -This can be achieved by using the <command>localedef</command> -command. Information on this command is located in the -<filename>INSTALL</filename> file in the Glibc source. However, there -are a number of locales that are essential in order for the tests of -future packages to pass, in particular, the -<emphasis>libstdc++</emphasis> tests from GCC. The following -instructions, instead of the <parameter>install-locales</parameter> -target used above, will install the minimum set of locales necessary -for the tests to run successfully:</para> + <para>To save time, an alternative to running the previous command (which + generates and installs every locale Glibc is aware of) is to install only + those locales that are wanted and needed. This can be achieved by using + the <command>localedef</command> command. Information on this command is + located in the <filename>INSTALL</filename> file in the Glibc source. + However, there are a number of locales that are essential in order for the + tests of future packages to pass, in particular, the + <emphasis>libstdc++</emphasis> tests from GCC. The following instructions, + instead of the <parameter>install-locales</parameter> target used above, + will install the minimum set of locales necessary for the tests to run + successfully:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir -p /usr/lib/locale localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-1 de_DE @@ -162,48 +184,54 @@ localedef -i it_IT -f ISO-8859-1 it_IT localedef -i ja_JP -f EUC-JP ja_JP</userinput></screen> -<para>Some locales installed by the <command>make -localedata/install-locales</command> command above are not properly -supported by some applications that are in the LFS and BLFS books. -Because of the various problems that arise due to application -programmers making assumptions that break in such locales, LFS should -not be used in locales that utilize multibyte character sets -(including UTF-8) or right-to-left writing order. Numerous unofficial -and unstable patches are required to fix these problems, and it has -been decided by the LFS developers not to support such complex locales. This applies to the -ja_JP and fa_IR locales as well—they have been installed only for -GCC and Gettext tests to pass, and the <command>watch</command> program -(part of the Procps package) does not work properly in them. Various -attempts to circumvent these restrictions are documented in -internationalization-related hints.</para> + <para>Some locales installed by the <command>make + localedata/install-locales</command> command above are not properly + supported by some applications that are in the LFS and BLFS books. Because + of the various problems that arise due to application programmers making + assumptions that break in such locales, LFS should not be used in locales + that utilize multibyte character sets (including UTF-8) or right-to-left + writing order. Numerous unofficial and unstable patches are required to + fix these problems, and it has been decided by the LFS developers not to + support such complex locales. This applies to the ja_JP and fa_IR locales + as well—they have been installed only for GCC and Gettext tests to + pass, and the <command>watch</command> program (part of the Procps package) + does not work properly in them. Various attempts to circumvent these + restrictions are documented in internationalization-related hints.</para> -<para>Build the linuxthreads man pages, which are a great reference -on the threading API (applicable to NPTL as well):</para> + <para>Build the linuxthreads man pages, which are a great reference + on the threading API (applicable to NPTL as well):</para> -<para>Unpack the glibc-linuxthreads-&glibc-version; tarball -- it -is needed for the next two make commands. You can ignore this if you do want -the threading API man pages.</para> + <para>Unpack the glibc-linuxthreads-&glibc-version; tarball—it + is needed for the next two make commands. You can ignore this if you do + want the threading API man pages.</para> <screen><userinput>make -C ../glibc-&glibc-version;/linuxthreads/man</userinput></screen> -<para>Install these pages:</para> + <para>Install these pages:</para> <screen><userinput>make -C ../glibc-&glibc-version;/linuxthreads/man install</userinput></screen> -</sect2> + </sect2> -<sect2 id="conf-glibc" role="configuration"><title>Configuring Glibc</title> -<indexterm zone="conf-glibc"><primary sortas="e-/etc/nsswitch.conf">/etc/nsswitch.conf</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm zone="conf-glibc"><primary sortas="e-/etc/localtime">/etc/localtime</primary></indexterm> + <sect2 id="conf-glibc" role="configuration"> + <title>Configuring Glibc</title> -<para>The <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file needs to be -created because, although Glibc provides defaults when this file is -missing or corrupt, the Glibc defaults do not work well with -networking. The time zone also needs to be set up.</para> + <indexterm zone="conf-glibc"> + <primary sortas="e-/etc/nsswitch.conf">/etc/nsswitch.conf</primary> + </indexterm> -<para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> by running the -following:</para> + <indexterm zone="conf-glibc"> + <primary sortas="e-/etc/localtime">/etc/localtime</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file needs to be + created because, although Glibc provides defaults when this file is + missing or corrupt, the Glibc defaults do not work well with + networking. The time zone also needs to be set up.</para> + + <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> by running + the following:</para> + <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/nsswitch.conf << "EOF" <literal># Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf @@ -222,59 +250,61 @@ # End /etc/nsswitch.conf</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> -<para>To determine the local time zone, run the following script:</para> + <para>To determine the local time zone, run the following script:</para> <screen><userinput>tzselect</userinput></screen> -<para>After answering a few questions about the location, the script -will output the name of the time zone (e.g., -<emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> or <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>). -Then create the <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file by -running:</para> + <para>After answering a few questions about the location, the script will + output the name of the time zone (e.g., <emphasis>EST5EDT</emphasis> or + <emphasis>Canada/Eastern</emphasis>). Then create the + <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file by running:</para> <screen><userinput>cp --remove-destination /usr/share/zoneinfo/<replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> \ /etc/localtime</userinput></screen> -<para>Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> with the name of the time zone that the -<command>tzselect</command> provided (e.g., Canada/Eastern).</para> + <para>Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> with the name of the time zone + that the <command>tzselect</command> provided (e.g., Canada/Eastern).</para> -<para>The meaning of the cp option:</para> + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the cp option:</title> -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>--remove-destination</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This is needed to force removal of the already -existing symbolic link. The reason for copying the file instead of -using a symlink is to cover the situation where <filename -class="directory">/usr</filename> is on a separate partition. This -could be important when booted into single user -mode.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--remove-destination</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This is needed to force removal of the already existing symbolic + link. The reason for copying the file instead of using a symlink is to + cover the situation where <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> + is on a separate partition. This could be important when booted into + single user mode.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> -</sect2> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="conf-ld" role="configuration"> + <title>Configuring Dynamic Loader</title> -<sect2 id="conf-ld" role="configuration"> -<title>Configuring Dynamic Loader</title> -<indexterm zone="conf-ld"><primary sortas="e-/etc/ld.so.conf">/etc/ld.so.conf</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm zone="conf-ld"> + <primary sortas="e-/etc/ld.so.conf">/etc/ld.so.conf</primary> + </indexterm> -<para>By default, the dynamic loader (<filename -class="libraryfile">/lib/ld-linux.so.2</filename>) searches through -<filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and <filename -class="directory">/usr/lib</filename> for dynamic libraries that are -needed by programs as they are run. However, if there are libraries in -directories other than <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and -<filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename>, these need to be -added to the <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> file in order -for the dynamic loader to find them. Two directories that are commonly -known to contain additional libraries are <filename -class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> and <filename -class="directory">/opt/lib</filename>, so add those directories to the -dynamic loader's search path.</para> + <para>By default, the dynamic loader (<filename + class="libraryfile">/lib/ld-linux.so.2</filename>) searches through + <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and <filename + class="directory">/usr/lib</filename> for dynamic libraries that are + needed by programs as they are run. However, if there are libraries in + directories other than <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and + <filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename>, these need to be + added to the <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> file in order + for the dynamic loader to find them. Two directories that are commonly + known to contain additional libraries are <filename + class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> and <filename + class="directory">/opt/lib</filename>, so add those directories to the + dynamic loader's search path.</para> -<para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> by running the -following:</para> + <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename> by running the + following:</para> <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/ld.so.conf << "EOF" <literal># Begin /etc/ld.so.conf @@ -285,416 +315,520 @@ # End /etc/ld.so.conf</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> + </sect2> -</sect2> + <sect2 id="contents-glibc" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Glibc</title> -<sect2 id="contents-glibc" role="content"><title>Contents of Glibc</title> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> -<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>catchsegv, gencat, getconf, -getent, iconv, iconvconfig, ldconfig, ldd, lddlibc4, locale, -localedef, mtrace, nscd, nscd_nischeck, pcprofiledump, pt_chown, rpcgen, -rpcinfo, sln, sprof, tzselect, xtrace, zdump, and zic</seg> -<seg>ld.so, libBrokenLocale.[a,so], -libSegFault.so, libanl.[a,so], libbsd-compat.a, libc.[a,so], -libcrypt.[a,so], libdl.[a,so], libg.a, libieee.a, libm.[a,so], libmcheck.a, -libmemusage.so, libnsl.a, libnss_compat.so, libnss_dns.so, libnss_files.so, -libnss_hesiod.so, libnss_nis.so, libnss_nisplus.so, libpcprofile.so, -libpthread.[a,so], libresolv.[a,so], librpcsvc.a, librt.[a,so], -libthread_db.so, and libutil.[a,so]</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> + <seglistitem> + <seg>catchsegv, gencat, getconf, getent, iconv, iconvconfig, ldconfig, + ldd, lddlibc4, locale, localedef, mtrace, nscd, nscd_nischeck, + pcprofiledump, pt_chown, rpcgen, rpcinfo, sln, sprof, tzselect, xtrace, + zdump, and zic</seg> + <seg>ld.so, libBrokenLocale.[a,so], libSegFault.so, libanl.[a,so], + libbsd-compat.a, libc.[a,so], libcrypt.[a,so], libdl.[a,so], libg.a, + libieee.a, libm.[a,so], libmcheck.a, libmemusage.so, libnsl.a, + libnss_compat.so, libnss_dns.so, libnss_files.so, libnss_hesiod.so, + libnss_nis.so, libnss_nisplus.so, libpcprofile.so, libpthread.[a,so], + libresolv.[a,so], librpcsvc.a, librt.[a,so], libthread_db.so, and + libutil.[a,so]</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> -<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> -<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> -<varlistentry id="catchsegv"> -<term><command>catchsegv</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Can be used to create a stack trace when a program -terminates with a segmentation fault</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc catchsegv"><primary sortas="b-catchsegv">catchsegv</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="catchsegv"> + <term><command>catchsegv</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Can be used to create a stack trace when a program + terminates with a segmentation fault</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc catchsegv"> + <primary sortas="b-catchsegv">catchsegv</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="gencat"> -<term><command>gencat</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Generates message catalogues</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc gencat"><primary sortas="b-gencat">gencat</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="gencat"> + <term><command>gencat</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Generates message catalogues</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc gencat"> + <primary sortas="b-gencat">gencat</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="getconf"> -<term><command>getconf</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Displays the system configuration values for file system specific variables</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc getconf"><primary sortas="b-getconf">getconf</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="getconf"> + <term><command>getconf</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Displays the system configuration values for file system specific + variables</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc getconf"> + <primary sortas="b-getconf">getconf</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="getent"> -<term><command>getent</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Gets entries from an administrative database</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc getent"><primary sortas="b-getent">getent</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="getent"> + <term><command>getent</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Gets entries from an administrative database</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc getent"> + <primary sortas="b-getent">getent</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="iconv"> -<term><command>iconv</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Performs character set conversion</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc iconv"><primary sortas="b-iconv">iconv</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="iconv"> + <term><command>iconv</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Performs character set conversion</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc iconv"> + <primary sortas="b-iconv">iconv</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="iconvconfig"> -<term><command>iconvconfig</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Creates fastloading <command>iconv</command> module configuration files</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc iconvconfig"><primary sortas="b-iconvconfig">iconvconfig</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="iconvconfig"> + <term><command>iconvconfig</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Creates fastloading <command>iconv</command> module configuration + files</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc iconvconfig"> + <primary sortas="b-iconvconfig">iconvconfig</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="ldconfig"> -<term><command>ldconfig</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Configures the dynamic linker runtime bindings</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ldconfig"><primary sortas="b-ldconfig">ldconfig</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="ldconfig"> + <term><command>ldconfig</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Configures the dynamic linker runtime bindings</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ldconfig"> + <primary sortas="b-ldconfig">ldconfig</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="ldd"> -<term><command>ldd</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Reports which shared libraries are required -by each given program or shared library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ldd"><primary sortas="b-ldd">ldd</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="ldd"> + <term><command>ldd</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Reports which shared libraries are required + by each given program or shared library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ldd"> + <primary sortas="b-ldd">ldd</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="lddlibc4"> -<term><command>lddlibc4</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Assists <command>ldd</command> with object files</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc lddlibc4"><primary sortas="b-lddlibc4">lddlibc4</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="lddlibc4"> + <term><command>lddlibc4</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Assists <command>ldd</command> with object files</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc lddlibc4"> + <primary sortas="b-lddlibc4">lddlibc4</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="locale"> -<term><command>locale</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Tells the compiler to enable or disable the use of POSIX locales -for built-in operations</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc locale"><primary sortas="b-locale">locale</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="locale"> + <term><command>locale</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Tells the compiler to enable or disable the use of POSIX locales + for built-in operations</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc locale"> + <primary sortas="b-locale">locale</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="localedef"> -<term><command>localedef</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Compiles locale specifications</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc localedef"><primary sortas="b-localedef">localedef</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="localedef"> + <term><command>localedef</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Compiles locale specifications</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc localedef"> + <primary sortas="b-localedef">localedef</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="mtrace"> -<term><command>mtrace</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Reads and interprets a memory trace file and -ouputs a summary in human-readable format</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc mtrace"><primary sortas="b-mtrace">mtrace</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="mtrace"> + <term><command>mtrace</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Reads and interprets a memory trace file and + ouputs a summary in human-readable format</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc mtrace"> + <primary sortas="b-mtrace">mtrace</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="nscd"> -<term><command>nscd</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>A daemon that provides a cache for the most common name -service requests</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc nscd"><primary sortas="b-nscd">nscd</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="nscd"> + <term><command>nscd</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>A daemon that provides a cache for the most common name + service requests</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc nscd"> + <primary sortas="b-nscd">nscd</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="nscd_nischeck"> -<term><command>nscd_nischeck</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Checks whether or not secure mode is necessary for NIS+ lookup</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc nscd_nischeck"><primary sortas="b-nscd_nischeck">nscd_nischeck</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="nscd_nischeck"> + <term><command>nscd_nischeck</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Checks whether or not secure mode is necessary for NIS+ + lookup</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc nscd_nischeck"> + <primary sortas="b-nscd_nischeck">nscd_nischeck</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="pcprofiledump"> -<term><command>pcprofiledump</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Dumps information generated by PC profiling</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc pcprofiledump"><primary sortas="b-pcprofiledump">pcprofiledump</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="pcprofiledump"> + <term><command>pcprofiledump</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Dumps information generated by PC profiling</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc pcprofiledump"> + <primary sortas="b-pcprofiledump">pcprofiledump</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="pt_chown"> -<term><command>pt_chown</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>A helper program for <command>grantpt</command> to set -the owner, group and access permissions of a slave pseudo terminal</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc pt_chown"><primary sortas="b-pt_chown">pt_chown</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="pt_chown"> + <term><command>pt_chown</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>A helper program for <command>grantpt</command> to set the owner, + group and access permissions of a slave pseudo terminal</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc pt_chown"> + <primary sortas="b-pt_chown">pt_chown</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="rpcgen"> -<term><command>rpcgen</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Generates C code to implement the Remote Procecure Call (RPC) protocol</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcgen"><primary sortas="b-rpcgen">rpcgen</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="rpcgen"> + <term><command>rpcgen</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Generates C code to implement the Remote Procecure Call (RPC) + protocol</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcgen"> + <primary sortas="b-rpcgen">rpcgen</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="rpcinfo"> -<term><command>rpcinfo</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Makes an RPC call to an RPC server</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcinfo"><primary sortas="b-rpcinfo">rpcinfo</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="rpcinfo"> + <term><command>rpcinfo</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Makes an RPC call to an RPC server</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcinfo"> + <primary sortas="b-rpcinfo">rpcinfo</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="sln"> -<term><command>sln</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>A statically linked <command>ln</command> program</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc sln"><primary sortas="b-sln">sln</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="sln"> + <term><command>sln</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>A statically linked <command>ln</command> program</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc sln"> + <primary sortas="b-sln">sln</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="sprof"> -<term><command>sprof</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Reads and displays shared object profiling data</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc sprof"><primary sortas="b-sprof">sprof</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="sprof"> + <term><command>sprof</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Reads and displays shared object profiling data</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc sprof"> + <primary sortas="b-sprof">sprof</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="tzselect"> -<term><command>tzselect</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Asks the user about the location of the -system and reports the corresponding time zone description</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc tzselect"><primary sortas="b-tzselect">tzselect</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="tzselect"> + <term><command>tzselect</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Asks the user about the location of the + system and reports the corresponding time zone description</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc tzselect"> + <primary sortas="b-tzselect">tzselect</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="xtrace"> -<term><command>xtrace</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Traces the execution of a program by -printing the currently executed function</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc xtrace"><primary sortas="b-xtrace">xtrace</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="xtrace"> + <term><command>xtrace</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Traces the execution of a program by + printing the currently executed function</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc xtrace"> + <primary sortas="b-xtrace">xtrace</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="zdump"> -<term><command>zdump</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>The time zone dumper</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc zdump"><primary sortas="b-zdump">zdump</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="zdump"> + <term><command>zdump</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>The time zone dumper</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc zdump"> + <primary sortas="b-zdump">zdump</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="zic"> -<term><command>zic</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>The time zone compiler</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc zic"><primary sortas="b-zic">zic</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="zic"> + <term><command>zic</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>The time zone compiler</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc zic"> + <primary sortas="b-zic">zic</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="ld.so"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">ld.so</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The helper program for shared library executables</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ld.so"><primary sortas="c-ld.so">ld.so</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="ld.so"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">ld.so</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The helper program for shared library executables</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ld.so"> + <primary sortas="c-ld.so">ld.so</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libBrokenLocale"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libBrokenLocale</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Used by programs, such as Mozilla, to solve broken locales</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libBrokenLocale"><primary sortas="c-libBrokenLocale">libBrokenLocale</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libBrokenLocale"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libBrokenLocale</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Used by programs, such as Mozilla, to solve broken locales</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libBrokenLocale"> + <primary sortas="c-libBrokenLocale">libBrokenLocale</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libSegFault"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libSegFault</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The segmentation fault signal handler</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libSegFault"><primary sortas="c-libSegFault">libSegFault</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libSegFault"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libSegFault</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The segmentation fault signal handler</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libSegFault"> + <primary sortas="c-libSegFault">libSegFault</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libanl"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libanl</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>An asynchronous name lookup library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libanl"><primary sortas="c-libanl">libanl</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libanl"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libanl</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>An asynchronous name lookup library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libanl"> + <primary sortas="c-libanl">libanl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libbsd-compat"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libbsd-compat</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Provides the portability needed -in order to run certain Berkey Software Distribution (BSD) programs under Linux</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libbsd-compat"><primary sortas="c-libbsd-compat">libbsd-compat</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libbsd-compat"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libbsd-compat</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Provides the portability needed + in order to run certain Berkey Software Distribution (BSD) programs + under Linux</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libbsd-compat"> + <primary sortas="c-libbsd-compat">libbsd-compat</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libc"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libc</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The main C library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libc"><primary sortas="c-libc">libc</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libc"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libc</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The main C library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libc"> + <primary sortas="c-libc">libc</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libcrypt"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libcrypt</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The cryptography library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libcrypt"><primary sortas="c-libcrypt">libcrypt</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libcrypt"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcrypt</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The cryptography library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libcrypt"> + <primary sortas="c-libcrypt">libcrypt</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libdl"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libdl</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The dynamic linking interface library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libdl"><primary sortas="c-libdl">libdl</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libdl"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libdl</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The dynamic linking interface library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libdl"> + <primary sortas="c-libdl">libdl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libg"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libg</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>A runtime library for <command>g++</command></para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libg"><primary sortas="c-libg">libg</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libg"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libg</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>A runtime library for <command>g++</command></para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libg"> + <primary sortas="c-libg">libg</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libieee"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libieee</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) floating point library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libieee"><primary sortas="c-libieee">libieee</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libieee"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libieee</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) + floating point library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libieee"> + <primary sortas="c-libieee">libieee</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libm"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libm</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The mathematical library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libm"><primary sortas="c-libm">libm</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libm"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libm</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The mathematical library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libm"> + <primary sortas="c-libm">libm</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libmcheck"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libmcheck</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Contains code run at boot</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libmcheck"><primary sortas="c-libmcheck">libmcheck</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libmcheck"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmcheck</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Contains code run at boot</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libmcheck"> + <primary sortas="c-libmcheck">libmcheck</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libmemusage"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libmemusage</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Used by <command>memusage</command> to help collect -information about the memory usage of a program</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libmemusage"><primary sortas="c-libmemusage">libmemusage</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libmemusage"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmemusage</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Used by <command>memusage</command> to help collect + information about the memory usage of a program</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libmemusage"> + <primary sortas="c-libmemusage">libmemusage</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libnsl"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libnsl</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The network services library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnsl"><primary sortas="c-libnsl">libnsl</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libnsl"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnsl</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The network services library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnsl"> + <primary sortas="c-libnsl">libnsl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libnss"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libnss</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The Name Service Switch libraries, -containing functions for resolving host names, user names, group names, -aliases, services, protocols, etc</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnss"><primary sortas="c-libnss">libnss</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libnss"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnss</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The Name Service Switch libraries, containing functions for + resolving host names, user names, group names, aliases, services, + protocols, etc</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnss"> + <primary sortas="c-libnss">libnss</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libpcprofile"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libpcprofile</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Contains profiling functions used -to track the amount of CPU time spent in specific source code lines</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libpcprofile"><primary sortas="c-libpcprofile">libpcprofile</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libpcprofile"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpcprofile</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Contains profiling functions used to track the amount of CPU + time spent in specific source code lines</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libpcprofile"> + <primary sortas="c-libpcprofile">libpcprofile</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libpthread"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libpthread</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>The POSIX threads library</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libpthread"><primary sortas="c-libpthread">libpthread</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libpthread"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpthread</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>The POSIX threads library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libpthread"> + <primary sortas="c-libpthread">libpthread</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="libresolv"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libresolv</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Contains functions for creating, -sending, and interpreting packets to the Internet domain name servers</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libresolv"><primary sortas="c-libresolv">libresolv</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="libresolv"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libresolv</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Contains functions for creating, sending, and interpreting + packets to the Internet domain name servers</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libresolv"> + <primary sortas="c-libresolv">libresolv</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="librpcsvc"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">librpcsvc</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Contains functions providing miscellaneous RPC services</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc librpcsvc"><primary sortas="c-librpcsvc">librpcsvc</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="librpcsvc"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">librpcsvc</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Contains functions providing miscellaneous RPC services</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc librpcsvc"> + <primary sortas="c-librpcsvc">librpcsvc</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> -<varlistentry id="librt"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">librt</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Contains functions providing most of the -interfaces specified by the POSIX.1b Realtime Extension</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc librt"><primary sortas="c-librt">librt</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="librt"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">librt</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Contains functions providing most of the interfaces specified by + the POSIX.1b Realtime Extension</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc librt"> + <primary sortas="c-librt">librt</primary> + </indexterm> 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