[v4] timezone: add a configure flag to disable program install
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On 15 Oct 2015 12:02, Joseph Myers wrote:
> I think a new configure option like this should have a NEWS entry. In
> general, people making changes should consider if they go beyond routine
> bug fixes and cleanups, and add NEWS entries if appropriate - such as for
> new functions, new configure options, new options to installed programs,
> new optimized function versions, new ports, withdrawn APIs. (The release
> manager *also* needs to check for such changes during the freeze to catch
> cases the contributors missed at the time - item 6.3 at
> <https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release>.)
how about:
-mike
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On Sat, 17 Oct 2015, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> how about:
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Version 2.23
> 19059, 19071, 19074, 19076, 19077, 19078, 19079, 19085, 19086, 19088,
> 19094, 19095, 19124, 19125, 19129, 19134, 19137.
>
> +* There is now a --disable-timezone-tools configure option for disabling the
> + building and installing of the timezone related utilities (zic, zdump, and
> + tzselect). This is useful for people who build the timezone data and code
> + independent of the GNU C Library.
> +
OK.
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Version 2.23
19059, 19071, 19074, 19076, 19077, 19078, 19079, 19085, 19086, 19088,
19094, 19095, 19124, 19125, 19129, 19134, 19137.
+* There is now a --disable-timezone-tools configure option for disabling the
+ building and installing of the timezone related utilities (zic, zdump, and
+ tzselect). This is useful for people who build the timezone data and code
+ independent of the GNU C Library.
+
* The LD_POINTER_GUARD environment variable can no longer be used to
disable the pointer guard feature. It is always enabled.