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authorDaniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>2006-08-08 20:26:23 +0000
committerDaniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>2006-08-08 20:26:23 +0000
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* configure.ac: Check for expat. * acinclude.m4: Include AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS dependencies. * Makefile.in (LIBEXPAT): New. (CLIBS): Include $(LIBEXPAT). * README: Mention expat. * configure, config.in: Regenerated. gdb/doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Installing GDB): Update menu. Move text to... (Running Configure): ...here. (Requirements): New node. Mention expat.
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@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ C compiler for your system, you may be able to download and install
the GNU CC compiler. It is available via anonymous FTP from the
directory `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc'.
+ GDB uses Expat, an XML parsing library, to implement some target-specific
+features. Expat will be linked in if it is available at build time, or
+those features will be disabled. The latest version of Expat should be
+available from `http://expat.sourceforge.net'.
+
GDB can be used as a cross-debugger, running on a machine of one
type while debugging a program running on a machine of another type.
See below.