spec failure: unrecognized spec option ...

[Bill Northcott]

On 21/05/2005, at 4:02 AM, Mike Stump wrote:
>> I have now realised that it is not generated as part of the  
>> compiler build process.
> It used to be.
>> Presumably these files serve some purpose.  How do they affect the  
>> operation of the compiler?
> For the specs file, negatively.  For the other, none, as it isn't  
> consulted by the compiler.  Xcode might use it however.

So I understand that the specs file was a useless appendage in  
compilers with apple-gcc-40xx tags such as the standard Xcode 2.0  
gcc-4.  It is not built by apple-ppc-50xx tags.  It should be removed  
when installing a 50xx compiler.

Thanks for the help
Bill Northcott