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diff --git a/gc/doc/README.autoconf b/gc/doc/README.autoconf deleted file mode 100644 index 53fcf5a..0000000 --- a/gc/doc/README.autoconf +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -As of GC6.0alpha8, we attempt to support GNU-style builds based on automake, -autoconf and libtool. This is based almost entirely on Tom Tromey's work -with gcj. - -To build and install libraries use - -configure; make; make install - -The advantages of this process are: - -1) It should eventually do a better job of automatically determining the -right compiler to use, etc. It probably already does in some cases. - -2) It tries to automatically set a good set of default GC parameters for -the platform (e.g. thread support). It provides an easier way to configure -some of the others. - -3) It integrates better with other projects using a GNU-style build process. - -4) It builds both dynamic and static libraries. - -The known disadvantages are: - -1) The build scripts are much more complex and harder to debug (though largely -standard). I don't understand them all, and there's probably lots of redundant -stuff. - -2) It probably doesn't work on all Un*x-like platforms yet. It probably will -never work on the rest. - -3) The scripts are not yet complete. Some of the standard GNU targets don't -yet work. (Corrections/additions are very welcome.) - -The distribution should contain all files needed to run "configure" and "make", -as well as the sources needed to regenerate the derived files. (If I missed -some, please let me know.) - -Note that the distribution comes with a "Makefile" which will be overwritten -by "configure" with one that is not at all equiavelent to the original. The -distribution contains a copy of the original "Makefile" in "Makefile.direct". - -Important options to configure: - - --prefix=PREFIX install architecture-independent files in PREFIX - [/usr/local] - --exec-prefix=EPREFIX install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX - [same as prefix] - --enable-threads=TYPE choose threading package - --enable-parallel-mark parallelize marking and free list construction - --enable-full-debug include full support for pointer backtracing etc. - -Unless --prefix is set (or --exec-prefix or one of the more obscure options), -make install will install libgc.a and libgc.so in /usr/local/bin, which -would typically require the "make install" to be run as root. - -Most commonly --enable-threads=posix or will be needed. --enable-parallel-mark -is recommended for multiprocessors if it is supported on the platform. - - |