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| author | Fred Fish <fnf@specifix.com> | 1993-05-06 15:52:30 +0000 |
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| committer | Fred Fish <fnf@specifix.com> | 1993-05-06 15:52:30 +0000 |
| commit | 838a1ac1a588c7460be9ef78b5ec43089c23c323 (patch) | |
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* snapshots.readme: Add notes for UNIX make and GNU make.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 7fa0cb6..ddce247 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +Thu May 6 08:51:35 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com) + + * snapshots.readme: Add notes for UNIX make and GNU make. + Mon May 3 17:06:45 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com) * snapshots.readme: Clarify bison/byacc/yacc notes. diff --git a/gdb/doc/snapshots.readme b/gdb/doc/snapshots.readme index c58c3a7..8077bf1 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/snapshots.readme +++ b/gdb/doc/snapshots.readme @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ GDB SNAPSHOT SYSTEM (general info) - Updated 5/3/93 + Updated 5/6/93 WHAT ARE GDB SNAPSHOTS +---------------------- Snapshots are an "image" of the main GDB development tree, captured at a particular random instant in time. When you use the snapshots, you should @@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ This has several advantages, and several disadvantages. HOW TO GET THE SNAPSHOTS +------------------------ The current plan is to provide a full snapshot once weekly, and incremental diffs on a daily basis. Each daily diff will be relative to the source @@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ of a perception of instability or lack of quality control. GDB TEST SUITE +-------------- A test suite is distributed as an integral part of the snapshots. However, to use it you will need to get a copy of the dejagnu testing framework. @@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ do exist for a feature are not exhaustive. New tests are welcomed. HOW TO SUBMIT CHANGES +--------------------- Patches should be sent to gdb-patches@cygnus.com. Questions about the snapshots themselves, problems accessing the snapshots, etc can also be sent @@ -150,7 +154,9 @@ Here are some simple guidelines for submitting patches: like. The emacs command ^X4A will create a ChangeLog entry header for you. + BISON and BYACC +--------------- GDB's language parsers are all portable, and can be compiled with bison, byacc, traditional Unix yacc, or other compatible parser generators. @@ -174,6 +180,17 @@ have byacc installed, include: o Specify BISON=yacc on the make command line to override the default. +UNIX MAKE and GNU MAKE +---------------------- + +When you build gdb in the same directory as the source, you should be able +to use any available "make" that has traditional UNIX make functionality. +If you build gdb in a separate directory tree from the source, using the +configure "--subdir" option, then only GNU make is fully supported, although +other makes with complete VPATH support should work (SunOS make for example). + + + Thanks for your help and support. -Fred Fish |