[Bug bootstrap/12715] MinGW Bootstrap Failure: 3.4 20031015

[wilson at specifixinc dot com]

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12715



------- Additional Comments From wilson at specifixinc dot com  2003-10-22 18:32 -------
Subject: Re:  MinGW Bootstrap Failure: 3.4 20031015

stl at caltech dot edu wrote:
> But I didn't modify any files, much less any .y files.  I used the unmodified 
> snapshot.

If you are building a gcc release, then you don't need bison.

If you build gcc from any other source, such as a snapshot, then you may 
need bison.  This is covered in our FAQ
	http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#generated_files
The text is a bit dated, since it implies snapshots are OK, but they 
aren't anymore.