This is the mail archive of the
gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the GCC project.
Re: Followup patch (was Re: [C++ Patch] PR 4093)
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 02:46:45PM -0500, Hans-Peter Nilsson wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Jason Merrill wrote:
> > >>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> writes:
> > > On Mar 1, 2002, Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@bitrange.com> wrote:
> > >>> +#error "You should be using 'make bootstrap' -- see installation instructions"
> >
> > >> Misleading in the case of cross-compiles, if it can get this far
> > >> for a non-gcc. I don't have one right here to check with...
> > >> There's a macro CROSS_COMPILE to ifndef.
> >
> > > AFAIK, we've only supported cross builds when using GCC.
> >
> > Yes; I think Hans-Peter was suggesting that the error message should be
> > worded better, to tell someone building a cross-compiler that they need to
> > use gcc rather than 'make bootstrap'.
>
> Exactly.
I just figured that anybody building a cross-compiler would have read
the instructions. :-) It's the "download, ./configure, make install,
why doesn't this work no of course I haven't read the manual" people we
need to guard against.
Phil
--
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater
than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek
not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you;
and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams