While reviewing PR bootstrap/48135, it came up that the Perl
requirements in install.texi are inaccurate:
* On some platforms (Darwin, Solaris), Perl is a build-time requirement,
but documented with the development requirements only.
* On Solaris with symbol versioning enabled, it is always necessary
since libgomp is versioned and built even in a C-only bootstrap.
The following patch reflects this. Tested during a i386-pc-solaris2.11
bootstrap.
Ok for mainline and 4.6 branch?
Btw., any word on
[doc] Update install.texi for Solaris 2, IRIX, Tru64 UNIX
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2011-03/msg01013.html
While I don't need approval for mainline, it would be helpful to get
this into 4.6, too.
Thanks.
Rainer
2011-03-19 Rainer Orth <r...@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de>
PR bootstrap/48135
* doc/install.texi (Prerequisites): Move Perl to build
requirements. Always necessary on Solaris 2 with Sun ld.
diff -r f40ef4501161 gcc/doc/install.texi
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi Sat Mar 19 09:09:43 2011 +0100
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi Sat Mar 19 10:25:51 2011 +0100
@@ -303,6 +303,22 @@
systems' @command{tar} programs will also work, only try GNU
@command{tar} if you have problems.
+@item Perl version 5.6.1 (or later)
+
+Necessary when targetting Darwin, building @samp{libstdc++},
+and not using @option{--disable-symvers}.
+Necessary when targetting Solaris 2 with Sun @command{ld} and not using
+@option{--disable-symvers}. A helper
+script needs @samp{Glob.pm}, which is missing from @command{perl} 5.005
+included in Solaris@tie{}8. The bundled @command{perl} in Solaris@tie{}9 and
up
+works.
+
+Necessary when regenerating @file{Makefile} dependencies in libiberty.
+Necessary when regenerating @file{libiberty/functions.texi}.
+Necessary when generating manpages from Texinfo manuals.
+Used by various scripts to generate some files included in SVN (mainly
+Unicode-related and rarely changing) from source tables.
+
@item GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) version 4.3.2 (or later)
Necessary to build GCC@. If you do not have it installed in your
@@ -447,21 +463,6 @@
Necessary to access the SVN repository. Public releases and weekly
snapshots of the development sources are also available via FTP@.
-@item Perl version 5.6.1 (or later)
-
-Necessary when regenerating @file{Makefile} dependencies in libiberty.
-Necessary when regenerating @file{libiberty/functions.texi}.
-Necessary when generating manpages from Texinfo manuals.
-Necessary when targetting Darwin, building @samp{libstdc++},
-and not using @option{--disable-symvers}.
-Necessary when targetting Solaris 2 with Sun @command{ld}, building
-@samp{libstdc++}, and not using @option{--disable-symvers}. A helper
-scripts needs @samp{Glob.pm}, which is missing from @command{perl} 5.005
-included in Solaris@tie{}8. The bundled @command{perl} in Solaris@tie{}9 and
up
-works.
-Used by various scripts to generate some files included in SVN (mainly
-Unicode-related and rarely changing) from source tables.
-
@item GNU diffutils version 2.7 (or later)
Useful when submitting patches for the GCC source code.
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Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University
