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@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ threads implementation available, in which case threads can be enabled
with this option by supplying a suitable @var{type}, probably
@samp{posix}. The possibilities for @var{type} are @samp{single},
@samp{posix}, @samp{win32}, @samp{solaris}, @samp{irix} and @samp{mach}.
+
+@cindex Internal Compiler Checking
+@item --enable-checking
+When you specify this option, the compiler is built to perform checking
+of tree node types when referencing fields of that node. This does not
+change the generated code, but adds error checking within the compiler.
+This will slow down the compiler and may only work properly if you
+are building the compiler with GNU C.
@end table
The @file{configure} script searches subdirectories of the source
@@ -946,7 +954,9 @@ highly recommend using GAS for all HP-PA configurations.
You should be using GAS-2.6 (or later) along with GDB-4.16 (or later). These
can be retrieved from all the traditional GNU ftp archive sites.
-GAS will need to be installed into a directory before @code{/bin},
+On some versions of HP-UX, you will need to install GNU @file{sed}.
+
+You will need to be install GAS into a directory before @code{/bin},
@code{/usr/bin}, and @code{/usr/ccs/bin} in your search path. You
should install GAS before you build GNU CC.
@@ -1013,10 +1023,8 @@ GNU binutils version 2.2 or later.
Go to the Berkeley universe before compiling.
@item i386-sequent-ptx1*
-Sequent DYNIX/ptx 1.x.
-
-@item i386-sequent-ptx2*
-Sequent DYNIX/ptx 2.x.
+@itemx i386-sequent-ptx2*
+You must install GNU @file{sed} before running @file{configure}.
@item i386-sun-sunos4
You may find that you need another version of GNU CC to begin
@@ -1219,8 +1227,8 @@ PHCO_4484 from HP.
In addition, if you wish to use gas @samp{--with-gnu-as} you must use
gas version 2.1 or later, and you must use the GNU linker version 2.1 or
later. Earlier versions of gas relied upon a program which converted the
-gas output into the native HP/UX format, but that program has not been
-kept up to date. gdb does not understand that native HP/UX format, so
+gas output into the native HP-UX format, but that program has not been
+kept up to date. gdb does not understand that native HP-UX format, so
you must use gas if you wish to use gdb.
@item m68k-sun