Re: GNU C Library version 2.3.3 release

[Paul Jarc]

Roland McGrath <address@hidden> wrote:
> If you are not involved in maintaining a binary distribution package
> of the GNU C Library already based on something later than the 2.3.2
> release, then this release is not for you.

So if I'm currrently using 2.3.2, I shouldn't upgrade?  Does 2.3.3
contain bugs not present in 2.3.2?

> Since the 2.3.2 release was made, the C Library's developers have been
> rethinking the procedures by which we make releases.  In future, the
> release process will be more aligned with how people actually use the
> GNU C Library's code in building whole systems and better coordinated
> with contributions from the maintainers of those distributions.

Can you describe the changes?  I build my systems from source, and the
current tarballs work well for me.  But my way is different from most,
and I wonder whether these changes might cause problems for me.


paul