From: Michael Chastain Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 17:43:14 +0000 (+0000) Subject: 2003-01-16 Michael Chastain X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=eaec4d85f1dc682fc30b6cee651d3484c271e87c;p=binutils-gdb.git 2003-01-16 Michael Chastain * README (Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview): Warn against ".../gdb-5.3/gdb/configure". --- diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index e0f12314b86..246b7f15e28 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2003-01-16 Michael Chastain + + * README (Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview): + Warn against ".../gdb-5.3/gdb/configure". + 2003-01-18 Andrew Cagney * dummy-frame.h (dummy_frame_id_unwind): Delete declaration. diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README index 91fd14e8c14..97224c75e01 100644 --- a/gdb/README +++ b/gdb/README @@ -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