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Re: gperf versions; this should be easy...
- To: Robert Lipe <robertl at dgii dot com>
- Subject: Re: gperf versions; this should be easy...
- From: Bret McGuire <mersault at busboy dot sped dot ukans dot edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:22:22 -0600 (CST)
- cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
> > ... but I didn't find it in the FAQ, so I thought I'd ask...
> > Precisely what version of gperf is required to build egcs? I'm
>
> Quoting the FAQ
>
> If you modified some sources, you may need to obtain
> some development versions of some GNU tools, as the
> production versions do not necessarily handle all
> features needed to rebuild egcs. Have a look at
> ftp://egcs.cygnus.com/pub/egcs/infrastructure/.
>
> If you have suggestions on how to improve the FAQ, please submit
> a patch (egcs-patches@cygnus.com) or exact text on how it could be
> better worded.
Fair enough... simply stating that one may need to obtain
development versions should be enough. I hadn't modified any sources but
still needed a patched gperf.
Patch will be submitted to egcs-patches...
> Perhaps we should explictly mention 'contrib/egcs_update' as one way
> around this for CVS users that aren't actively modifying these source
> files....
That would make sense for solving the problems mentioned earlier
in the FAQ entry you refer to... but not for any necessary updates of
additional programs.
- Bret -