From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24210 invoked by alias); 15 Jan 2003 18:59:00 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 24199 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2003 18:58:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO gandalf.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.22) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 15 Jan 2003 18:58:59 -0000 Received: from zaretsky ([80.230.234.231]) by gandalf.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.2.1-GA) with ESMTP id ACV98407; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:58:48 +0200 (IST) Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:59:00 -0000 From: "Eli Zaretskii" To: mec@shout.net Message-Id: <6480-Wed15Jan2003205728+0200-eliz@is.elta.co.il> CC: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <200301151843.h0FIhec28500@duracef.shout.net> (message from Michael Elizabeth Chastain on Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:43:40 -0600) Subject: Re: [rfc] README, doc/gdb.texinfo: warn against '.../configure/gdb-N.N/gdb/configure' Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <200301151843.h0FIhec28500@duracef.shout.net> X-SW-Source: 2003-01/txt/msg00573.txt.bz2 > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:43:40 -0600 > From: Michael Elizabeth Chastain > > Here is the first draft of some new doco about the difference > between '.../gdb-5.3/configure' and '.../gdb-5.3/gdb/configure'. Thanks. > I don't expect this to get approved on the first round, although > that would be nice. This is approved, with the following comments/requests: > +You should run the @code{configure} script from the top directory in > +the source tree, the @file{gdb-@var{version-number}} directory. If you > +run @code{configure} from one of the subordinate directories, you will > +configure only that directory. I sugegst to use ``subdirectory'' instead of ``subordinate directory'', like this: You should run the @code{configure} script from the top directory in the source tree, the @file{gdb-@var{version-number}} directory. If you run @code{configure} from one of its subdirectories, you will configure only that subdirectory. > +In particular, if you run the first @code{configure} from the > +@file{gdb} subordinate directory of the @file{gdb-@var{version-number}} > +directory, you will omit the configuration of @file{bfd}, > +@file{readline}, and other subordinate directories. Here, I suggest to use ``sibling directories'' as the collective term for `bfd', `readline' and other subdirectories of gdb-VERSION. It would also be nice to have some index entry for this text. For example: @cindex configuring @value{GDBN}, and source tree subdirectories