Re: Re: [pthreads-announce] NGPT 2.0.0 RELEASED
"Vladimir G. Ivanovic" <[email protected]> Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:53:07 -0700
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"b" == babt <[email protected]> writes: b> Did you look at the INSTALL document? ;-) No. I did read the linked release notes on the Download web page, but they didn't help clear up my confusion. Two comments. (1) I have a chicken and egg problem because both your notes below and the INSTALL document say to install the RPM after patching the kernel. So the information I needed to understand which patch to apply wasn't available until after I needed it. Anyway, I installed the RPM and looked at the INSTALL document. (2) The INSTALL document says that the RPM overwrites LinuxThreads. Surely this kind of information should be available before the RPM is installed. b> Anyway, here's the scoop... b> For kernel 2.4.18: b> Apply the patch-kngpt-2.4.18-2.0.gz b> Rebuild and activate the new kernel b> Reboot b> Install NGPT rpms b> For kernel 2.4.19: b> Apply the patch-futex-2.4.19-2.0.gz b> Rebuild and activate the new kernel b> Reboot b> Install NGPT rpms b> For kernel 2.5.8: b> Make sure your kernel has the latest futex patch (check on b> LKML). b> Install NGPT. Simple. Clear. Understandable! b> Regarding the "devel" rpm: This rpm contains the headers, documentation b> and everything else necessary to develop pthread apps using NGPT. OK. b> Hope this helps!!! Yes, it does. Perhaps you could include this table in future announcements (if it's still needed) and put it up on the download page. --- Vladimir -------- Vladimir G. Ivanovic http://leonora.org/~vladimir 2770 Cowper St. [email protected] Palo Alto, CA 94306-2447 +1 650 678 8014