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Re: hpux specific installation notes for GCC
On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 09:10:06AM +0200, Markus Werle wrote:
> Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
>
> > Would you mind submitting a patch against the current
> > web page (or the version in our wwwdocs CVS module) instead of the whole
> > file?
>
> Output of
> diff -U 3 specific.html.orig specific.html
> attached. Is this OK?
I have a number of English nitpicks. Please don't be embarrassed,
these mistakes are common when German is your first language.
> +Quintessence: gcc-users under hpux-10 should use gcc-2.95.2 until they really
"Quintessence" is an exotic word which doesn't quite mean what you
want. "Executive summary" is probably closer. "Until they really..."
implies that they will eventually have problems; "unless ..." would be
better.
> +that supports it. If You wish to experiment with a recent snapshot of gcc,
"You" is not normally capitalized in English.
> +If You encounter problems in building binutils due to missing
> +symbol <code>alloca(code)</code> a possible workaround is to
> +set environment variables <code>ac_cv_header_alloca_h</code> and
> +<code>ac_cv_func_alloca_works</code> to <code>no</code>
> +and retry with <code>make distclean; ./configure ; make</code>
Awkward phrasing, missing "the" in places. I'd rewrite the whole
thing:
If you encounter linker failures due to a missing symbol
"<code>alloca</code>", a possible workaround is to start from scratch
(<code>make distclean</code>) and set the environment variables
<code>ac_cv_header_alloca_h</code> and
<code>ac_cv_func_alloca_works</code> to <code>no</code> while running
configure. This is reported to happen while building binutils.
> +Situation for gcc on hpux-11 changes daily at the moment, so most of the
English requires "the" before "situation" in this context.
> +problems may resolve in near future. Nonetheless every helpful
> +contribution like patches or explanations for build or runtime
> +failures is always welcome.
Tense problems, missing commas:
... may be resolved in the near future. Nonetheless, helpful
contributions, such as patches or explanations for build or runtime
failures, are always welcome.
(maybe mention gcc-bugs here?)
zw