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[PATCH] Update install document to require GNU tar 1.14
- From: David Edelsohn <dje at watson dot ibm dot com>
- To: gerald at pfeifer dot com
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:16:44 -0500
- Subject: [PATCH] Update install document to require GNU tar 1.14
While testing GCC 4.1 RC1, I discovered that GNU tar 1.13 corrupts
some long filenames and cannot untar the distribution. This patch updates
the documentation to require at least version 1.14 of GNU tar. I know
that 1.15.1 works.
David
* doc/install.texi: Require GNU tar version 1.14.
Index: install.texi
===================================================================
--- install.texi (revision 111412)
+++ install.texi (working copy)
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
You must have GNU make installed to build GCC@.
-@item GNU tar version 1.12 (or later)
+@item GNU tar version 1.14 (or later)
Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code. Many
systems' @command{tar} programs will also work, only try GNU