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Tom Tromey 7f0bd4202c Update gdb's configure instructions
gdb's README and configure instructions in the manual are quite out of
date.  They mention options that haven't existed for many years, among
other things.

This patch attempts to modernize the instructions somewhat.  It is not
exhaustive, just an improvement -- more could be done.  Perhaps even a
couple of the nodes should simply be removed and replaced by
references to the Autoconf manual.

The README file seems to have been generated from the Texinfo at some
point in the past.  I did not continue this, but instead edited it
separately.

gdb/ChangeLog
2018-09-29  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* PROBLEMS: Rewrite.
	* README: Update.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2018-09-29  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Requirements): Mention C++, GNU make.
	(Requirements): Sort the table.  Add more libraries.
	(Running Configure): Remove obsolete text.
	(Separate Objdir): Likewise.
	(Configure Options): Likewise.
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cpu PR23430, Indices misspelled 2018-07-24 19:58:12 +09:30
elfcpp [MIPS] Add Loongson 2K1000 proccessor support. 2018-08-29 20:55:25 +08:00
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gdb Update gdb's configure instructions 2018-09-29 07:07:33 -06:00
gold [MIPS] Add Loongson 2K1000 proccessor support. 2018-08-29 20:55:25 +08:00
gprof Fix use of "command line X" in binutils doc 2018-07-02 11:18:24 +01:00
include ELF: Don't include zero size sections at start of PT_NOTE segment 2018-09-21 04:08:01 -07:00
intl Backport gettext fixes to get rid of warnings on macOS 2018-08-02 14:56:02 -04:00
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libiberty Copy from GCC: Add linker_output as prefix for LTO temps (PR lto/86548). 2018-08-01 14:23:10 +01:00
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		   README for GNU development tools

This directory contains various GNU compilers, assemblers, linkers, 
debuggers, etc., plus their support routines, definitions, and documentation.

If you are receiving this as part of a GDB release, see the file gdb/README.
If with a binutils release, see binutils/README;  if with a libg++ release,
see libg++/README, etc.  That'll give you info about this
package -- supported targets, how to use it, how to report bugs, etc.

It is now possible to automatically configure and build a variety of
tools with one command.  To build all of the tools contained herein,
run the ``configure'' script here, e.g.:

	./configure 
	make

To install them (by default in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib, etc),
then do:
	make install

(If the configure script can't determine your type of computer, give it
the name as an argument, for instance ``./configure sun4''.  You can
use the script ``config.sub'' to test whether a name is recognized; if
it is, config.sub translates it to a triplet specifying CPU, vendor,
and OS.)

If you have more than one compiler on your system, it is often best to
explicitly set CC in the environment before running configure, and to
also set CC when running make.  For example (assuming sh/bash/ksh):

	CC=gcc ./configure
	make

A similar example using csh:

	setenv CC gcc
	./configure
	make

Much of the code and documentation enclosed is copyright by
the Free Software Foundation, Inc.  See the file COPYING or
COPYING.LIB in the various directories, for a description of the
GNU General Public License terms under which you can copy the files.

REPORTING BUGS: Again, see gdb/README, binutils/README, etc., for info
on where and how to report problems.