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Patch for install.texi
- To: <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Subject: Patch for install.texi
- From: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 19:54:16 +0000 (GMT)
This patch makes it clear that configure options being listed in configure
--help are not supported unless they are listed as such in the install
manual. It also documents the previously undocumented --with-system-zlib
option, which I believe is supported. It passes makeinfo, texi2dvi and
install.texi2html. OK to commit?
(The libstdc++-v3 and libjava maintainers *still* need to update this
manual to point to their own documentation of configure options, clearly
indicating which should / should not be used.)
2001-11-06 Joseph S. Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
* doc/install.texi: Document that configure options not listed in
this file are unsupported. Document --with-system-zlib.
--- install.texi.orig Sat Nov 3 13:16:37 2001
+++ install.texi Tue Nov 6 19:46:41 2001
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@
@heading Options specification
Use @var{options} to override several configure time options for
-GCC@. A partial list of supported @var{options}:
+GCC@. A list of supported @var{options} follows; @command{configure
+--help} may list other options, but those not listed below may not
+work and should not normally be used.
@table @code
@item --prefix=@var{dirname}
@@ -711,6 +713,10 @@
ignores @code{catgets} and instead uses GCC's copy of the GNU
@code{gettext} library. The @option{--with-catgets} option causes the
build procedure to use the host's @code{catgets} in this situation.
+
+@item --with-system-zlib
+Use installed zlib rather than that included with GCC@. This option
+only applies if the Java front end is being built.
@end table
Some options which only apply to building cross compilers:
--
Joseph S. Myers
jsm28@cam.ac.uk