From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id +CyOLIzY3l+aKgAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:52:28 -0500 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id A765F1F0AA; Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:52:28 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (unknown [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4E0B91E965 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:52:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C65FB385780B; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 04:52:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rock.gnat.com (rock.gnat.com [IPv6:2620:20:4000:0:a9e:1ff:fe9b:1d1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2118E3858018 for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 04:52:24 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 2118E3858018 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=adacore.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=brobecke@local.brobecker.org Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9168F56380; Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:52:23 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id QgIGcrjXJ9dL; Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:52:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from float.home (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3DC2E5637E; Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:52:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by float.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 77274A1608; Sun, 20 Dec 2020 08:52:17 +0400 (+04) From: Joel Brobecker To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: [RFA/doco] gdb.texinfo: Document GMP as mandatory requirement to build GDB Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 08:52:14 +0400 Message-Id: <20201220045214.343509-1-brobecker@adacore.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Joel Brobecker Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb-patches" Hello, This commit corrects an oversight when the fixed-point support was first pushed in. gdb/doc/ChangeLog * gdb.texinfo (Requirements): Add GMP to list of requirements. Tested by rebuilding gdb.pdf. OK to push? Thank you! -- Joel --- gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 2693306d3d4..617a3641382 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -37832,6 +37832,15 @@ recent C@t{++}11 compiler, e.g.@: GCC. @item GNU make @value{GDBN}'s build system relies on features only found in the GNU make program. Other variants of @code{make} will not work. + +@item GMP (The GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library) +@value{GDBN} now uses GMP to perform some of its arithmetics. +This library may be included with your operating system distribution; +if it is not, you can get the latest version from +@url{https://gmplib.org/}. If GMP is installed at an unusual path, +you can use the @option{--with-libgmp-prefix} option to specify +its location. + @end table @heading Tools/Packages Optional for Building @value{GDBN} -- 2.25.1