[Bug ada/10693] make gnatlib_and_tools fails

[charlet at gcc dot gnu dot org]

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10693



------- Additional Comments From charlet at gcc dot gnu dot org  2003-10-21 16:41 -------
> The use of gnatlib_and_tools by the reporter would appear to be in
> accordance with the documentation (gcc/doc/install.texi) which has no
> mention of the cross-gnattools target.  You should consider being an Ada

Actually no, the documentation is wrong and incomplete. However
it mentions explicitely that this works for building a *native*
compiler.

It indeed has no instruction for building a cross compiler.

> maintainer to include maintaining the Ada-specific parts of the
> installation documentation, and update and improve those as you see fit.

Right, this is part of the future improvements.

> Of course, fixing bug 5910 so that toplevel "make" / "make bootstrap"
> (according to whether or not a cross compiler) builds the Ada library and
> tools would render that issue obsolete.

Of course, see my message on this PR, and feel free to help there.

Arno