On 12/20/2011 02:18 PM, Peter Rosin wrote: > Stefano Lattarini skrev 2011-12-20 12:13: > >> diff --git a/tests/README b/tests/README >> index 980299d..4d7f21d 100644 >> --- a/tests/README >> +++ b/tests/README >> @@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ Running the tests >> make -k check TESTS="foo.test bar.test" (GNU make) >> env TESTS="foo.test bar.test" make -e -k check (non-GNU make) >> >> - To run the tests in cross-compilation mode: >> - >> - make -k check host_alias="$host_alias" (GNU make) >> - env host_alias="$host_alias" make -e -k check (non-GNU make) >> - >> - Here `$host_alias' should be defined to a proper value different from >> - configure-determined `$build_alias', and should refer to a set of >> - cross-compilers you have available on your system; for example, if >> - on Linux you have a set of MinGW-targeted cross-compilers named >> - 'i586-mingw32msvc-cc', 'i586-mingw32msvc-c++', etc., you could use: >> - >> - make -k check host_alias='i586-mingw32msvc' >> + To run the tests in cross-compilation mode, you should first configure >> + the automake source tree to a cross-compilation setup. For example, to >> + run with a Linux-to-Cygwin cross compiler, you will need something like > > I think you mean Linux-to-MinGW here, > Oops, you're right; fixed.
> Linux-to-Cygwin is not as common... > >> + this: >> + >> + ./configure --host i586-mingw32msvc --build i686-pc-linux-gnu > > ...and this is the proof. :-) > Eh eh ;-) > Still, RMS might want you to say GNU/Linux-to-MinGW. Your call! > "Linux-to-MinGW", while a little more imprecise, is shorter and sounds clearer, so I'll stick with it. This would probably be a bad call in any official GNU documentation, but this is just a README that favors brevity and clarity over completeness. >> + To avoid possible spurious error, you really have to *explicitly* specify >> + `--build' in addition to `--host'; the `lib/config.guess' script can help >> + you in determining what is the correct value you should pass to `--build'. > > I would write the last part of the above like this: > > the `lib/config.guess' script can help determine the correct value to pass > to `--build'. > Shorter and clearer; I'll use you wording. I will push the patch shortly, after rebasing `experimental/compilers-for-testsuite' on latest `testsuite-work'. Thanks, Stefano
