Le Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 03:00:21PM -0500, David Fang écrivait/wrote: > > 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). > > Hi, > <feedback> > My initial reaction is "Why title the page \"About GCC > Configuration\"" when the first line says it's about something else. I > recommend a title like "... Configure auto-generation" or "... > regeneration". You can still explain the distinction in the introduction, > since people still often mistake the procedures. > Some links to download the required versions of the autotools [...]
A big thanks to David Fang for his comment. I just updated the wiki. But I still cannot figure out how to regenerate *reliably* (and in a reproductible way) the various configure scripts in the source tree from the master files. the script in http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-11/msg00587.html don't work (macro `AM_LC_MESSAGES' not found) The steps autogen Makefile.def autoconf2.13 cd gcc autoheader-2.59 autoconf-2.59 seems to work now but I remember having gotten the imfamous macro `AM_LC_MESSAGES' not found error what is the exact role of the autom4te.cache/ directories (I thought that these are cache -only to speedup things- directories which are not in the distribution and can be removed)? Are autoreconf scripts harmful or unneeded? How do configuration experts regenerate the configure scripts? I wish it could be completely documented, or be a script under contrib/ By experience, sometimes autoconf-2.xx has to be run twice. When? It seems that it is not possible to have some compiler options (like -f* to gcc) disabled by --disable-* or --without-* flags because the common.opt file doesn't have any "conditionals" Regards -- 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} ***
