Pushed to trunk.
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libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog:
* doc/xml/manual/intro.xml: Clarify that building libstdc++
separately from GCC is not supported.
* doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml: Note msgfmt prerequisite for
testing.
* doc/html/manual/setup.html: Regenerate.
---
libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html | 28 +++++++++++++------
libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/intro.xml | 8 +++---
libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml | 21 ++++++++++++--
3 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/intro.xml
b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/intro.xml
index 03d538546b7..f5037acdb5c 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/intro.xml
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/intro.xml
@@ -1327,13 +1327,13 @@ requirements of the license of GCC.
<?dbhtml filename="setup.html"?>
- <para>To transform libstdc++ sources into installed include files
+ <para>Transforming libstdc++ sources into installed include files
and properly built binaries useful for linking to other software is
- a multi-step process. Steps include getting the sources,
- configuring and building the sources, testing, and installation.
+ done as part of building GCC. Building libstdc++ separately from the
+ rest of GCC is not supported.
</para>
- <para>The general outline of commands is something like:
+ <para>The general outline of commands to build GCC is something like:
</para>
<programlisting>
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
index f00979a1afa..a02d3795830 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ ln -s libiconv-1.16 libiconv
<para>
If GCC 3.1.0 or later on is being used on GNU/Linux, an attempt
will be made to use "C" library functionality necessary for
- C++ named locale support. For GCC 4.6.0 and later, this
- means that glibc 2.3 or later is required.
+ C++ named locale support, e.g. the <function>newlocale</function>
+ and <function>uselocale</function> functions.
+ For GCC 4.6.0 and later,
+ this means that glibc 2.3 or later is required.
</para>
<para>
@@ -153,7 +155,10 @@ zh_TW BIG5
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>install all locales</para>
+ <para>install all locales, e.g., run
+ <code> dnf install glibc-all-langpacks </code>
+ for Fedora and related distributions.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>install just the necessary locales</para>
@@ -178,6 +183,16 @@ zh_TW BIG5
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ Some tests for the <code>std::messages</code> facet require a
+ message catalog created by the <command>msgfmt</command> utility.
+ That is usually installed as part of the GNU gettext library.
+ If <command>msgfmt</command> is not available, some tests under
+ the <filename class="directory">22_locale/messages</filename>
+ directory will fail.
+ </listitem>
+
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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