From bda4d0639b5f9ccc4beda89b3bb82415688ac3ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Tobias=20Schl=C3=BCter?= Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 16:34:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] re PR fortran/15478 (gfortran manual problems) PR fortran/15478 * doc/install.texi: Document GMP as prerequisite. Document --with-gmp and --with-gmp-dir configure options. * fortran/gfortran.texi: Remove section 'Compiling and testing', remove TOC reference to it. From-SVN: r82648 --- gcc/ChangeLog | 8 ++++++ gcc/doc/install.texi | 22 +++++++++++++++ gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi | 59 --------------------------------------- 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog index 1e010f18dc7..3905921b975 100644 --- a/gcc/ChangeLog +++ b/gcc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2004-06-01 Tobias Schlueter + + PR fortran/15478 + * doc/install.texi: Document GMP as prerequisite. Document + --with-gmp and --with-gmp-dir configure options. + * fortran/gfortran.texi: Remove section "Compiling and testing", + remove TOC reference to it. + 2004-06-05 Graham Stott * combine.c(simplify_shift_const): Check shift amount is a diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi index 14e9c89e208..2dc505ceb60 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/install.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi @@ -285,6 +285,12 @@ Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code. Many systems' @command{tar} programs will also work, only try GNU @command{tar} if you have problems. +@item GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) version 4.0 (or later) + +Necessary to build the Fortran frontend. If you don't have it +installed in your library search path, you will have to configure with +the @option{--with-gmp} or @option{--with-gmp-dir} configure option. + @end table @@ -1196,6 +1202,22 @@ omitted from @file{libgcc.a} on the assumption that it will be provided by @samp{newlib}. @end table +@subheading Fortran-specific Option + +The following options apply to the build of the Fortran front end. + +@table @code + +@item --with-gmp=@var{pathname} +@itemx --with-gmp-dir=@var{pathname} +If you don't have GMP (the GNU Multiple Precision library) installed +in a standard location and you want to build the Fortran front-end, +you can explicitly specify the directory where GMP is installed +(@samp{--with-gmp=gmpinstalldir}) or where you built the GMP library without +installing (@samp{--with-gmp-dir=gmpbuilddir}). + +@end table + @subheading Java-Specific Options The following option applies to the build of the Java front end. diff --git a/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi b/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi index faacd0fec34..4637f62591b 100644 --- a/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi +++ b/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi @@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ not accurately reflect the status of the most recent @command{gfortran}. * GFORTRAN and GCC:: You can compile Fortran, C, or other programs. * GFORTRAN and G77:: Why we choose to start from scratch. * Invoking GFORTRAN:: Command options supported by @command{gfortran}. -* Compiling and Testing:: - Need-to-knows about compiling and testing. * Project Status:: Status of GFORTRAN, Roadmap, proposed extensions. * Contributing:: Helping you can help. * Standards:: Standards supported by GFORTRAN. @@ -379,63 +377,6 @@ and then build a Fortran 95 compiler out of it. @include invoke.texi -@c --------------------------------------------------------------------- -@c Compiling and Testing -@c --------------------------------------------------------------------- - -@node Compiling and Testing -@chapter Compiling and Testing - -@command{gfortran} is not yet part of an official GCC release, so it is -unlikley that OS distributor will provide it. - -@menu -* Precompiled Binaries:: -* General notes about compiling GFORTRAN:: -* Testing:: -@end menu - -@node Precompiled Binaries -@section Precompiled Binaries - -Precompiled binaries for i686-pc-linux-gnu in rpm format are available from -@uref{http://people.redhat.com/dnovillo/pub/tree-ssa/snapshot/} - -@node General notes about compiling GFORTRAN -@section General notes about compiling GFORTRAN -@cindex GMP -@cindex Multiple Precision Library - -Compiling gfortran requires the presence of GMP, -the GNU Multiple Precision library version 4.0 -or better in order to do its arithmetic. -Download @code{gmp} from your favorite GNU mirror, -configure and compile it. If your OS distributor provides prepackaged -GMP libraries, you may also need the developent pacakges. - -If you do not have GMP installed in a standard system location, you may -need to configure GCC with @option{--with-gmp} or @option{--with-gmp-dir}. - -Note: GMP is only required for the compiler itself. Compiled fortran programs -do not depend on the GMP library. - -@node Testing -@section Testing -@cindex Test suite -@cindex Testing - -The number of possible Fortran 95 programs is unlimited, -and this means that gfortran has to correctly handle lots of possible inputs. -Whenever you make any changes to the compiler, -you should first test your change on a test program, -then test your change against the gfortran test suite. -In this way, we can be assured that once your fix has been made, -the problem isn't re-introduced at some later time. - -The gfortran test suite is included in the gcc source distribution. - -We also encourage you to test gfortran on your own Fortran codes. - @c --------------------------------------------------------------------- @c Project Status @c --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 2.30.2