1.4: backport #1495 from /trunk:
- Force getting glibc>=2.8 via checkout if any addon is selected.

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/branches/1.4/config/libc/glibc.in | 7 7 0 0 +++++++
/branches/1.4/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common | 6 6 0 0 ++++++
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

For glibc & eglibc, try to auto-select the ports addon for those
architectures that require it (curently, ARM and MIPS are known to).

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/trunk/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common | 9 8 1 0 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Force getting glibc>=2.8 via checkout if any addon is selected.

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/trunk/config/libc/glibc.in | 7 7 0 0 +++++++
/trunk/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common | 6 6 0 0 ++++++
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

Add check for the {n,}curses library.
Add check for readlink, needed to check for libraries.

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/trunk/configure | 15 14 1 0 ++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

When running ./configure, check for the {n,}curses headers.

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/trunk/configure | 66 39 27 0 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

configure:
- replace the complex TOOLS_TO_CHECK infrastructure
with a more versatile has_or_abort function
- allows for more explicit error messages

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/trunk/configure | 301 146 155 0 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------
1 file changed, 146 insertions(+), 155 deletions(-)

Add a patch against glibc-2.7 to fix build failures
with the latest binutils-2.19.50.* snapshots.
From: http://sourceware.org/ml/crossgcc/2009-04/msg00062.html

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/trunk/patches/glibc/2.7/300-binutils-_begin.patch | 190 190 0 0 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 190 insertions(+)

Update the config.{guess,sub} scripts.

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/trunk/scripts/config.guess | 7 5 2 0 +++++--
/trunk/scripts/config.sub | 3 2 1 0 ++-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

1.4: update version to 1.4.0+svn.

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/branches/1.4/.version | 2 1 1 0 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

1.4: update version to 1.4.0.

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/branches/1.4/.version | 2 1 1 0 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)