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@@ -217,17 +217,17 @@ with a single compiler invocation, like this: gcc -I include -o gctest tests/test.c extra/gc.c && ./gctest -Below we focus on the collector build using classic makefile. -For the Makefile.direct-based process, typing `make check` instead of `make` -will automatically build the collector and then run `setjmp_test` and `gctest`. -`setjmp_test` will give you information about configuring the collector, which is -useful primarily if you have a machine that's not already supported. gctest is -a somewhat superficial test of collector functionality. Failure is indicated -by a core dump or a message to the effect that the collector is broken. gctest -takes about a second to two to run on reasonable 2007 vintage desktops. It may -use up to about 30 MB of memory. (The multi-threaded version will use more. -64-bit versions may use more.) `make check` will also, as its last step, -attempt to build and test the "cord" string library.) +Below we focus on the collector build using classic makefile. For the +Makefile.direct-based process, typing `make check` instead of `make` will +automatically build the collector and then run `setjmp_test` and `gctest`. +`setjmp_test` will give you information about configuring the collector, which +is useful primarily if you have a machine that's not already supported. +gctest is a somewhat superficial test of collector functionality. Failure is +indicated by a core dump or a message to the effect that the collector is +broken. gctest takes about a second to two to run on reasonable 2007 vintage +desktops. It may use up to about 30 MB of memory. (The multi-threaded +version will use more. 64-bit versions may use more.) `make check` will also, +as its last step, attempt to build and test the "cord" string library.) Makefile.direct will generate a library libgc.a which you should link against. Typing "make cords" will build the cord library (libcord.a). |