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Re: [PATCH] install.texi (again): successful bootstrap instructions
- From: Gerald Pfeifer <pfeifer at dbai dot tuwien dot ac dot at>
- To: Janis Johnson <janis187 at us dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 19:09:52 +0200 (CEST)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] install.texi (again): successful bootstrap instructions
On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Janis Johnson wrote:
> In this part of the documentation I wanted to make it clear that we want
> to hear about success using "make bootstrap", not a simple "make" (the
> build status list doesn't apply to cross builds). Perhaps instead the
> final installation instructions could say something like:
>
> If you built a released version of GCC using "make bootstrap", please
> ...
>
> and the top of the build status page could say:
>
> Instructions for reporting a successful "make bootstrap", ...
>
> I'd be happy using "bootstrap" once instead of replacing all instances
> of "build", as I originally proposed for these sections.
Yes, that sounds like a good plan indeed! (Pre-approved, of course.)
Thanks,
Gerald
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