[lfs] branch trunk updated: glibc: Drop --with-headers in pass 1

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     new 7e4fd2e19 glibc: Drop --with-headers in pass 1
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commit 7e4fd2e198b3811c3df3b61b9d27e2fe84e27969
Author: Xi Ruoyao <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Mar 27 20:56:55 2025 +0800

    glibc: Drop --with-headers in pass 1
    
    I cannot see why this is ever needed.  The default is "the compiler
    default" which should be correct as the compiler has been configured
    --with-sysroot.  And the explanation for this switch is just repeating a
    common misunderstanding.  In fact glibc **never** attempts to figure out
    what features the kernel has from the headers.  Instead it depends on
    the kernel-features.h files in the source tree and the --with-kernel
    value to determine the kernel features that it can rely on.
---
 chapter05/glibc.xml               | 11 -----------
 part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml | 26 +++++++++-----------------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml
index 2dccf93bf..2c7de998c 100644
--- a/chapter05/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
       --host=$LFS_TGT                    \
       --build=$(../scripts/config.guess) \
       --enable-kernel=&min-kernel;               \
-      --with-headers=$LFS/usr/include    \
       --disable-nscd                     \
       libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
 
@@ -116,16 +115,6 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--with-headers=$LFS/usr/include</parameter></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>This tells Glibc to compile itself against the headers
-          recently installed to the $LFS/usr/include directory, so that
-          it knows exactly what features the kernel has and can optimize
-          itself accordingly.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
diff --git a/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml b/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml
index 616af0bd9..7afb2d9ac 100644
--- a/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml
+++ b/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml
@@ -439,27 +439,19 @@ checking what linker to use... /mnt/lfs/tools/i686-lfs-linux-gnu/bin/ld</compute
     standard C library (glibc) to interface with features that the Linux
     kernel will provide.</para>
 
-    <para>Next comes glibc. The most important
-    considerations for building glibc are the compiler, binary tools, and
-    kernel headers. The compiler and binary tools are not an issue
-    as <parameter>--host=$LFS_TGT</parameter> makes the build system to use
-    those tools prefixed with <literal>$LFS_TGT-</literal> as we've
-    discussed.  The kernel headers can
-    be a bit more complicated. Therefore, we take no risks and use
-    the available configure switch to enforce the correct selection. After
-    the run of <command>configure</command>, check the contents of the
-    <filename>config.make</filename> file in the <filename
-    class="directory">build</filename> directory for all important details.
-    These items highlight an important aspect of the glibc
-    package&mdash;it is very self-sufficient in terms of its build machinery,
-    and generally does not rely on toolchain defaults.</para>
+    <para>Next comes glibc. This is the first package that we cross-compile.
+    We use the <parameter>--host=$LFS_TGT</parameter> option to make
+    the build system to use those tools prefixed with
+    <literal>$LFS_TGT-</literal>, and the
+    <parameter>--build=$(../scripts/config.guess)</parameter> option to
+    enable <quote>the cross-compilation mode</quote> as we've discussed.
+    The <envar>DESTDIR</envar> variable is used to force installation into
+    the LFS file system.</para>
 
     <para>As mentioned above, the standard C++ library is compiled next, followed in
     <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> by other programs that must
     be cross-compiled to break circular dependencies at build time.
-    The install step of all those packages uses the
-    <envar>DESTDIR</envar> variable to force installation
-    in the LFS filesystem.</para>
+    The steps for those packages are similar to the steps for glibc.</para>
 
     <para>At the end of <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> the native
     LFS compiler is installed. First binutils-pass2 is built,

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