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diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.html b/docs/GettingStarted.html index 252d6dc0567d..10ef30478cb0 100644 --- a/docs/GettingStarted.html +++ b/docs/GettingStarted.html @@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ <li><tt>cd <i>where-you-want-the-C-front-end-to-live</i></tt> <li><tt>gunzip --stdout cfrontend.<i>platform</i>.tar.gz | tar -xvf -</tt> + <li><b>Sparc Only:</b><br> + <tt> + cd cfrontend/sparc<br> + ./fixheaders + </tt> </ol> <p> @@ -204,8 +209,7 @@ native code may not work on your platform. <p> The GCC front end is not very portable at the moment. If you want to get - it to work on another platform, you can always request - <a href="mailto:llvm-request@zion.cs.uiuc.edu">a copy of the source</a> + it to work on another platform, you can download a copy of the source and try to compile it on your platform. </p> @@ -377,7 +381,8 @@ <p> Before configuring and compiling the LLVM suite, you need to extract the - LLVM GCC front end from the binary distribution. It is used for building the + LLVM GCC front end from the binary distribution. It is used for building + the bytecode libraries later used by the GCC front end for linking programs, and its location must be specified when the LLVM suite is configured. </p> @@ -390,6 +395,29 @@ -</tt> </ol> + If you are on a Sparc/Solaris machine, you will need to fix the header + files: + + <p> + + <tt> + cd cfrontend/sparc + <br> + ./fixheaders + </tt> + + <p> + The binary versions of the GCC front end may not suit all of your needs. + For example, the binary distribution may include an old version of a system + header file, not "fix" a header file that needs to be fixed for GCC, or it + may be linked with libraries not available on your system. + </p> + + <p> + In cases like these, you may want to try + <a href="CFEBuildInstrs.html">building the GCC front end from source.</a> + This is not for the faint of heart, so be forewarned. + </p> <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------> <h3><a name="config">Local LLVM Configuration</a></h3> <!-------------------------------------------------------------------------> @@ -1010,10 +1038,12 @@ If you have any questions or run into any snags (or you have any additions...), please send an email to <a href="mailto:sabre@nondot.org">Chris Lattner</a>.</p> + <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu">The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a> + <br> - <!-- Created: Mon Jul 1 02:29:02 CDT 2002 --> - <!-- hhmts start --> -Last modified: Mon Aug 11 13:52:22 CDT 2003 -<!-- hhmts end --> + <!-- Created: Mon Jul 1 02:29:02 CDT 2002 --> + <!-- hhmts start --> + Last modified: Mon Aug 11 13:52:22 CDT 2003 + <!-- hhmts end --> </body> </html> |