Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
NEWS | 9 +++++++++
README | 1 +
manual/install.texi | 4 ++++
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0e627b34057d..d59c1ffb96e1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ Major new features:
* New locale added: ckb_IQ (Kurdish/Sorani spoken in Iraq)
+* Support for Synopsys ARC HS cores (ARCv2 ISA) running Linux.
+
+ Port requires at least
+ - binutils-2.32 (binutils-2_31-branch: commit 6ce881c15fc4, 2018-10-04)
+ - gcc 8.3 (gcc-8-stable: commit 0d5ba57508c5, 2019-01-29)
+ - Linux kernel 5.1+ (64-bit time and offsets)
+
+ Both Little and Big-Endian supported
+
* The GNU C Library now loads audit modules listed in the DT_AUDIT and
DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic section entries of the main executable.
diff --git a/README b/README
index 31c5da0405bd..903f07e4840a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The GNU C Library supports these configurations for using Linux kernels:
aarch64*-*-linux-gnu
alpha*-*-linux-gnu
+ arc*-*-linux-gnu
arm-*-linux-gnueabi
csky-*-linux-gnuabiv2
hppa-*-linux-gnu
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 71bf47cac659..e1f15656cdc0 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building
release time, GCC 9.2.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
@theglibc{}.
+For ARC architecture builds, GCC 8.3 or higher is needed.
+
For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with
support for GNU indirect functions. This ensures that correct debugging
information is generated for functions selected by IFUNC resolvers. This
@@ -528,6 +530,8 @@ No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
moment. As of release time, GNU @code{binutils} 2.32 is the newest
verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
+ARC architecture needs @code{binutils} 2.32 or higher for TLS related fixes.
+
@item
GNU @code{texinfo} 4.7 or later
--
2.20.1
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