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Re: [PATCH] add --enable-snapshot for defining parsedir & objdocdir
- From: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm at polyomino dot org dot uk>
- To: Kelley Cook <kelleycook at wideopenwest dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:54:15 +0100 (BST)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] add --enable-snapshot for defining parsedir & objdocdir
- References: <3F8F0031.9060602@ford.com>
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Kelley Cook wrote:
> The basic problem is that since GCC does not require bison and flex to
> compile, snapshots and releases contain those bison and flex generated
> files within their source tarballs.
Only releases - so better call the option something more descriptive than
--enable-snapshot. (I'd suggest describing what it does, e.g.
--enable-generated-files-in-srcdir.)
Documentation of this option in install.texi is also desirable.
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Joseph S. Myers
jsm@polyomino.org.uk