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Re: -B${prefix} during bootstrap
- To: Phil Edwards <pedwards at disaster dot jaj dot com>
- Subject: Re: -B${prefix} during bootstrap
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 22 Sep 2000 15:40:11 -0300
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <20000921150050.A11167@disaster.jaj.com>
On Sep 21, 2000, Phil Edwards <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com> wrote:
> Why is -B$prefix passed to the stage1 compiler when building the stage2
> compiler? If $prefix isn't there yet (normal when bootstrapping, I would
> think), then what's the point?
The point is that sometimes it is there, and you actually need that to
get pre-installed headers. This is essential for a GCC+glibc
bootstrap.
> When bootstrapping with a previous gcc installed in the same $prefix, I
> once ended up with a permanently buggy toolchain.
This is no longer the case. The -B flags are now given in the right
order.
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