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authorMichael Chastain <mec@google.com>2003-01-18 17:43:14 +0000
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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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@@ -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