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Re: build success: alphaev67-unknown-linux-gnu


On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Edward Welbourne wrote:
>> [binutils]
> Unfortunately, the download and configure pages don't mention that
> one may wish to do this, or how to

Would you mind submitting an update for these web pages?

> Albeit the main page recommends reading to the end before starting
> to do the job, it would be nicer to have been told about this before
> configure; and, in any case, I would recommend introducing the
> binutils during unpacking (download):

Agree, *BUT* we do not want to recommend binutils in general -- on several
platforms GCC works just fine with the system tools (which, sometimes, are
already binutils).

> The download page can afford to devote a paragraph to explaining what
> the binutils are, why one might wish to involve them and that the gcc
> build process will handle them if needed.

Agreed. The download page is the one that needs such an update most
importantly...

Gerald
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Gerald "Jerry" pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at http://www.dbai.tuwien.ac.at/~pfeifer/


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