Re: cannot compile

[Bill Priest <bpriest at comspacecorp dot com>]

Someone reported:
> I compiled gcc-20010122.tar.gz. I cannot compile without the next way.
> <INSTALL>
> % tar zxvf gcc-20010122.tar.gz
> % cd gcc-20010122/
> % ./configure
> % make
Alexandre said:
The installation instructions tell you to use a separate build
directory, and to run `make bootstrap'.

		Since we see this type of problem quite frequently
(on gcc-bugs ml); would patches be accepted that change 
the initial target of the top level makefile to issue a 
warning message that the correct command is "make bootstrap" 
in a directory other than the top level?  I guess it might
also be possible to have configure check for this as well
(this could be problematic).

	    This would at least give the naive user the hint
that gcc doesn't build like a "normal" gnu package
(please don't take this as a flame).

Bill
PS.  I think I could make this type of change; however,
I don't want to go to the trouble if it would not be accepted.