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| author | Michael Chastain <mec.gnu@mindspring.com> | 2003-01-18 17:43:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Michael Chastain <mec.gnu@mindspring.com> | 2003-01-18 17:43:14 +0000 |
| commit | 7b4425ff2abc3870fe87c26b1493207531d3c3df (patch) | |
| tree | a7c11d60084c62755bd28e5c676cd8da4f0668a8 /gdb/README | |
| parent | ec30bfd4e9652fd3466097aecfb624faac0bc1a7 (diff) | |
| download | gdb-7b4425ff2abc3870fe87c26b1493207531d3c3df.tar.gz | |
2003-01-16 Michael Chastain <mec@shout.net>
* README (Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview):
Warn against ".../gdb-5.3/gdb/configure".
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diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README index 91fd14e8c14..97224c75e01 100644 --- a/gdb/README +++ b/gdb/README @@ -69,7 +69,20 @@ different; see the file gdb-5.3/gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.) `configure' can't determine your system type, specify one as its argument, e.g., `./configure sun4' or `./configure decstation'. - If you get compiler errors during this stage, see the `Reporting + Make sure that your 'configure' line ends in 'gdb-5.3/configure': + + /berman/migchain/source/gdb-5.3/configure # RIGHT + /berman/migchain/source/gdb-5.3/gdb/configure # WRONG + + The gdb package contains several subdirectories, such as 'gdb', +'bfd', and 'readline'. If your 'configure' line ends in +'gdb-5.3/gdb/configure', then you are configuring only the gdb +subdirectory, not the whole gdb package. This leads to build errors +such as: + + make: *** No rule to make target `../bfd/bfd.h', needed by `gdb.o'. Stop. + + If you get other compiler errors during this stage, see the `Reporting Bugs' section below; there are a few known problems. GDB requires an ISO C (ANSI C) compiler. If you do not have an ISO |