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[Bug bootstrap/12715] MinGW Bootstrap Failure: 3.4 20031015
- From: "wilson at specifixinc dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 22 Oct 2003 18:32:48 -0000
- Subject: [Bug bootstrap/12715] MinGW Bootstrap Failure: 3.4 20031015
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------- Additional Comments From wilson at specifixinc dot com 2003-10-22 18:32 -------
Subject: Re: MinGW Bootstrap Failure: 3.4 20031015
stl at caltech dot edu wrote:
> But I didn't modify any files, much less any .y files. I used the unmodified
> snapshot.
If you are building a gcc release, then you don't need bison.
If you build gcc from any other source, such as a snapshot, then you may
need bison. This is covered in our FAQ
http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#generated_files
The text is a bit dated, since it implies snapshots are OK, but they
aren't anymore.