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Re: what should bootstrap *really* do?
- To: dj at redhat dot com
- Subject: Re: what should bootstrap *really* do?
- From: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hans-peter dot nilsson at axis dot com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:09:03 +0100
- CC: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:58:59 -0500
> From: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
> I, personally, want a restartable bootstrap because I, personally,
> work on systems that can't reliably complete a full bootstrap. Other
> people have other needs. I'm trying to change the system so that more
> than one option is available.
Then why not have a *new* target with the *new* (restart-in-middle)
functionality instead of changing the "bootstrap" target? The name
"bootstrap-restart" comes to mind. :-)
BTW, all stages should be built in the same directory (like
now), or you risk debugging info being different and failing to
compare.
brgds, H-P