From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id SLynDhDSqWlHJRcAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:57:20 -0500 Authentication-Results: simark.ca; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gnu.org header.i=@gnu.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=fencepost-gnu-org header.b=U7W5lEst; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2626B1E0DD; Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:57:20 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-25) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.4 required=5.0 tests=ARC_SIGNED,ARC_VALID,BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED,RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 Received: from vm01.sourceware.org (vm01.sourceware.org [38.145.34.32]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange x25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 26CC81E089 for ; Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:57:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from vm01.sourceware.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A31A04BA23CF for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2026 18:57:17 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org A31A04BA23CF Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=gnu.org header.i=@gnu.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=fencepost-gnu-org header.b=U7W5lEst Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C79364BA2E0E for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2026 18:56:53 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org C79364BA2E0E Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gnu.org Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gnu.org ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org C79364BA2E0E Authentication-Results: server2.sourceware.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=2001:470:142:3::10 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1772737013; cv=none; b=sjwseNpE4o8GB3a7LdDVj7NPuT6VVWBZ8zMombxlBfR95+TOGR4ZwN1Z3w28H7sfqCcmIhgj4JVyWeJRNtY49V0q/g8LSS7mNyE7AvBG/yH3i/W5fsRHIdtl8pzux3QhSZbtq+rqE+oQCmil2miNYf1rV2F/KvOYIzmv+MjvWps= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1772737013; c=relaxed/simple; bh=64o6DTy34FSpqhaMJs/Vv8KfD9QP8ogX2RzI2TdG0jc=; h=DKIM-Signature:Date:Message-Id:From:To:Subject; b=hfKPbPVJqh/o/r8XGBVpgwuKGOq8ox/BKGrewYPLq35g4wIVwhz5U/qQt2ZL5T5ErPYAU6raYDqaZg6VBCJjdbt07e+5a1YDH8A+qPmb8ccyqcjTDMo+WyAMHMkKRXG4E02fV1ueot4cT3bDUrM3Kx8mWsox/5Aau1RGj98eveo= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org C79364BA2E0E Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1vyDsS-0004bG-Ml; Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:56:52 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=TL0nLVmJMw0f6tY5Z618m1htZprjhcYLjdhf40oVvT8=; b=U7W5lEstck8C xVRp0gwulF/WlJNlf9SZWsRkk9UOrUZox9CZb56tvL+WTYRH4XDNrRdhg05XW48bMBIxZu7nckXXY phnj5NWyvM+MtlsMDyqjntsxjqkFDDqtcVQRGjjAGFh/LILQuR1Z0jiHDxXI9fhOqPLQ2xDGpzQd1 lDFJhsb/dejhhPhL/IjCFS9/+EaTtsNxgSBqVh9b4comubPo5z+ITwiHDE5eaNThryiJWj2/hnpwi vBccAmW6WCqekYwrbD/mh21kB/o5N5bE1OKLrENK6S52ucdFDzLHLKlnfCjX6s3Nc6VLXmr3zuaeb OGdmcQ/T4m69KD67F4D0Ww==; Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:56:48 +0200 Message-Id: <86ldg6umtr.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Guinevere Larsen Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <20260305182930.4119998-1-guinevere@redhat.com> (message from Guinevere Larsen on Thu, 5 Mar 2026 15:29:30 -0300) Subject: Re: [PATCH] gdb/README: Document GNU Make requirement References: <20260305182930.4119998-1-guinevere@redhat.com> X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org > From: Guinevere Larsen > Cc: Guinevere Larsen > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 15:29:30 -0300 > > User la_mettrie on IRC mentioned that they were having difficulties > building GDB, and after some debugging, we figured out that they weren't > using GNU Make. This is in the final documentation, but considering that > it is not an obvious place to look, and the README mentions other build > requirements, so this seems like a pretty obvious oversight. > --- > gdb/README | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README > index 492b0891668..09c88bcd19c 100644 > --- a/gdb/README > +++ b/gdb/README > @@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ configure the build tree.) > C++17 compiler for your system, you may be able to download and install > the GNU CC compiler. It is available via anonymous FTP from the > directory `ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc'. GDB also requires an ISO > -C standard library. The GDB remote server, GDBserver, builds with some > -non-ISO standard libraries - e.g. for Windows CE. > +C standard library and GNU Make. The GDB remote server, GDBserver, > +builds with some non-ISO standard libraries - e.g. for Windows CE. Thanks, but shouldn't this be much closer to the beginning of the file, like where the build commands are first shown? Mentioning that here, so close to the end of the installation overview, sounds too late. People might overlook it.