From c5997381fc478503d29f0360d43b1ecf39097fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Janis Johnson Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 21:35:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] install.texi (Final install): Request additional information in mail about successful builds. * doc/install.texi (Final install): Request additional information in mail about successful builds. From-SVN: r47850 --- gcc/doc/install.texi | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi index 5c190e86e24..3ff8703b747 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/install.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi @@ -1256,18 +1256,46 @@ If you built a released version of GCC then if you don't mind, please quickly review the build status page for @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.0/buildstat.html,,3.0} or @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.95/buildstat.html,,2.95}. -If your system is not listed, send a note to +If your system is not listed for the version of GCC that you built, +send a note to @email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} indicating that you successfully built and installed GCC. +Include the following information: -Include the output from running @file{@var{srcdir}/config.guess}. (Do -not send us the @file{config.guess} file itself, just the one-line output from -running it!) Also specify which version you built. -If the build was for GNU/Linux, also include the distribution name and version -(e.g., Red Hat 7.1 or Debian 2.2.3, available from @file{/etc/issue}) -and the version of glibc you used; for RPM-based systems like Red Hat, +@itemize @bullet +@item +Output from running @file{@var{srcdir}/config.guess}. Do not send us +that file itself, just the one-line output from running it. + +@item +The output of @samp{gcc -v} for your newly installed gcc. +This tells us which version of GCC you built and the options you passed to +configure. + +@item +If the build was for GNU/Linux, also include: +@itemize @bullet +@item +The distribution name and version (e.g., Red Hat 7.1 or Debian 2.2.3); +this information should be available from @file{/etc/issue}. + +@item +The version of the Linux kernel, available from @samp{uname --version} +or @samp{uname -a}. + +@item +The version of glibc you used; for RPM-based systems like Red Hat, Mandrake, and SuSE type @samp{rpm -q glibc} to get the glibc version, and on systems like Debian and Progeny use @samp{dpkg -l libc6}. +@end itemize +For other systems, you can include similar information if you think it is +relevant. + +@item +Any other information that you think would be useful to people building +GCC on the same configuration. The new entry in the build status list +will include a link to the archived copy of your message. +@end itemize We'd also like to know if the @ifnothtml -- 2.30.2