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Re: Doc patch, was: bootstrap/5634: ../configure --prefix=~/... doesn't work
- From: Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>
- To: Ben Elliston <bje at redhat dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, tom at womack dot net
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:06:34 -0500
- Subject: Re: Doc patch, was: bootstrap/5634: ../configure --prefix=~/... doesn't work
- References: <20030218041202.13333.qmail@sources.redhat.com> <20030218042356.GA31510@disaster.jaj.com> <m3ptpqmcfs.fsf_-_@scooby.brisbane.redhat.com>
On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 03:37:27PM +1100, Ben Elliston wrote:
> >>>>> "Phil" == Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
>
> Phil> This isn't specific to us, so I wouldn't bother documenting
> Phil> it. Anybody who uses a csh-family shell is going to run into
> Phil> these weird features eventually. If you do feel like
> Phil> documenting it, I suggest providing a link to a "here's an
> Phil> introduction to csh" page somewhere.
>
> I think it should be documented, just to help out new users who are
> just trying to build GCC. Here is a patch -- okay to commit to
> mainline?
I don't have approval authority for doc/*, but the wording looks good to me.
If it passes "make info" then I'd call it obviously-correct.
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