Dear all, I am not sure to understand what is the *reliable* way to regenerate GCC configure files from the real (human typed) master source files (like Makefile.in, gcc/configure.ac, Makefile.tpl, etc...)
I made some suggestions on the Wiki http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/AboutGCCConfiguration Again, feel free to edit the above page (and/or incorporate parts of it into the documentation). And I am using (on Debian/Sid/AMD64, with additional autoconf-2.59 inside /usr/local) the following regen-basile-gcc script (explicitly in the public domain, without warranties of any kind) #! /bin/sh set -x GCCTOP=${1:-/usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc/} cd $GCCTOP || { echo failed to cd $GCCTOP ; exit 1 } echo pwd rm -rf autom4te.cache */autom4te.cache pwd autogen Makefile.def autoreconf2.13 echo cd gcc/ pwd autoreconf-2.59 echo done regen-basile-gcc Actually, I have two wishes First, to have the exact process of regenerating configure files documented in the GCC internal documentation Second, to have some script (perhaps in contrib/) within the source tree which does that. Maybe both are already there, my apologies if I didn't found them (but I did seek them). BTW, I cannot submit a patch for this because while it is trivial in my view, it would exceed the 10 line limit, and my copyright assignment is not signed yet (but it will be signed soon). Is it permitted to submit trivial patches of a bit more than 10 lines while the copyright assignment is pending? With Sebastian Pop I am patching the configure machinerey to add additional libraries usable by GCC, such as the Parma Polyhedra Library. IF you are curious, this tentative patch (not yet working) is available on http://starynkevitch.net/Basile/ggcc-basile.tgz and its md5 is http://starynkevitch.net/Basile/ggcc-basile.md5 ; actually these URL contains an automated backup of my work... When I run my script, I'm getting % regen-basile-gcc +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:3> GCCTOP=/usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc/ +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:4> cd /usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc/ +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:5> pwd /usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:6> rm -rf autom4te.cache gcc/autom4te.cache +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:9> pwd /usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc /home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:10: no matches found: */autom4te.cache +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:12> pwd /usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:13> autogen Makefile.def +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:14> autoreconf2.13 +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:16> echo +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:17> cd gcc/ +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:18> pwd /usr/src/Lang/basile-ggcc/gcc +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:19> autoreconf-2.59 aclocal:configure.ac:1120: warning: macro `AM_LC_MESSAGES' not found in library configure.ac:1120: error: possibly undefined macro: AM_LC_MESSAGES If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow. See the Autoconf documentation. autoreconf-2.59: /usr/local/bin/autoconf-2.59 failed with exit status: 1 +/home/basile/scripts/regen-basile-gcc:21> echo done regen-basile-gcc done regen-basile-gcc I don't understand why and when do I get the warning about AM_LC_MESSAGES And I am getting the same error (with the same script) when running it on a pristine gcc trunk SVN tree of svn info Path: . URL: svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk Repository Root: svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc Repository UUID: 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4 Revision: 118865 Node Kind: directory Schedule: normal Last Changed Author: pbrook Last Changed Rev: 118864 Last Changed Date: 2006-11-15 19:12:17 +0100 (Wed, 15 Nov 2006) Could experts who are hacking the master files for configuration please share their reconfiguration script or experience? This is making me crazy! And if these people have write access to the GCC trunk, I would be pleased to help them to document it, or adding such a script... Alternatively I would be delighted if they could contribute to the Wiki... Regards. NB: mail sent to both the gcc mailing list and the private globalgcc list -- Basile STARYNKEVITCH http://starynkevitch.net/Basile/ email: basile<at>starynkevitch<dot>net mobile: +33 6 8501 2359 8, rue de la Faïencerie, 92340 Bourg La Reine, France *** opinions {are only mines, sont seulement les miennes} ***
