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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | general.ent | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | prologue/hostreqs.xml | 4 |
5 files changed, 41 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 3a7b6ab90..044989575 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ --> <listitem> + <para>2007-03-14</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[dnicholson] - Force the host's linker to be used throughout + Binutils-Pass1 and GCC-Pass1. This makes the build more robust since + the host's compiler may not be compatible with the linker installed + in Binutils-Pass1, such as on newer Fedora hosts.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>2007-03-04</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml index 3541aa055..bb12f9f0e 100644 --- a/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml +++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml @@ -59,12 +59,23 @@ cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen> <para>Now prepare Binutils for compilation:</para> -<screen><userinput>../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/" ../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls</userinput></screen> <variablelist> <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> <varlistentry> + <term><envar>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/"</envar></term> + <listitem> + <para>This forces <command>gcc</command> to prefer the linker from + the host in <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>. This + is necessary on some hosts where the new <command>ld</command> + built here is not compatible with the host's <command>gcc</command>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><parameter>--prefix=/tools</parameter></term> <listitem> <para>This tells the configure script to prepare to install the diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml index 1e35da182..7ecba825a 100644 --- a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml +++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ cd ../gcc-build</userinput></screen> <para>Prepare GCC for compilation:</para> -<screen><userinput>../gcc-&gcc-version;/configure --prefix=/tools \ +<screen><userinput>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/" ../gcc-&gcc-version;/configure --prefix=/tools \ --with-local-prefix=/tools --disable-nls --enable-shared \ --enable-languages=c</userinput></screen> @@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ cd ../gcc-build</userinput></screen> <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> <varlistentry> + <term><envar>CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/"</envar></term> + <listitem> + <para>This forces <command>gcc</command> to prefer the linker from + the host in <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>. This + is necessary on some hosts where the new <command>ld</command> + built in the previous section is not compatible with the host's + <command>gcc</command>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><parameter>--with-local-prefix=/tools</parameter></term> <listitem> <para>The purpose of this switch is to remove <filename diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent index aa836118d..015217d33 100644 --- a/general.ent +++ b/general.ent @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!ENTITY version "SVN-20070304"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "March 4, 2007"> +<!ENTITY version "SVN-20070314"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "March 14, 2007"> <!ENTITY milestone "6.3"> <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" --> diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml index 6464f4c7a..9be5f38e9 100644 --- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml +++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml @@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="strong">Gcc-2.95.3</emphasis> (Versions + <!-- Gcc-2.95.3 breaks feature tests when using CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/" + in the *-pass1 sections --> + <para><emphasis role="strong">Gcc-3.0.1</emphasis> (Versions greater than &gcc-version; are not recommended as they have not been tested)</para> </listitem> |