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Re: regenerating reliably GCC configure files
- From: David Fang <fang at csl dot cornell dot edu>
- To: Basile STARYNKEVITCH <basile at starynkevitch dot net>
- Cc: <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:00:21 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: regenerating reliably GCC configure files
> I am not sure to understand what is the *reliable* way to regenerate
> GCC configure files from the real (human typed) master source files
> (like Makefile.in, gcc/configure.ac, Makefile.tpl, etc...)
>
> I made some suggestions on the Wiki
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/AboutGCCConfiguration
>
>
> Again, feel free to edit the above page (and/or incorporate parts of
> it into the documentation).
Hi,
<feedback>
My initial reaction is "Why title the page \"About GCC
Configuration\"" when the first line says it's about something else. I
recommend a title like "... Configure auto-generation" or "...
regeneration". You can still explain the distinction in the introduction,
since people still often mistake the procedures.
Some links to download the required versions of the autotools
might save some time for people getting started quickly.
This looks like a good start so far.
</feedback>
Fang