[llvm-commits] [llvm] r68530 - /llvm/trunk/docs/FAQ.html

[Török Edwin]

On 2009-04-07 21:51, Bill Wendling wrote:
> Author: void
> Date: Tue Apr  7 13:51:13 2009
> New Revision: 68530
>
> URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=68530&view=rev
> Log:
> Offer an explanation of why building LLVM-GCC with objdir == srcdir doesn't
> work.
>
> Modified:
>     llvm/trunk/docs/FAQ.html
>
> Modified: llvm/trunk/docs/FAQ.html
> URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/docs/FAQ.html?rev=68530&r1=68529&r2=68530&view=diff
>
> ==============================================================================
> --- llvm/trunk/docs/FAQ.html (original)
> +++ llvm/trunk/docs/FAQ.html Tue Apr  7 13:51:13 2009
> @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
>  
>      <li><a href="#llvmc">The <tt>llvmc</tt> program gives me errors/doesn't
>          work.</a></li>
> +
> +    <li><a href="#srcdir-objdir">When I compile LLVM-GCC with srcdir == objdir,
> +        it fails. Why?</a></li>
>    </ol></li>
>  
>    <li><a href="#felangs">Source Languages</a>
> @@ -412,8 +415,9 @@
>     rebuilding.</p>
>  </div>
>  
> -<div class="question"><p><a name="llvmc">
> -<p>The <tt>llvmc</tt> program gives me errors/doesn't work.</a></p>
> +<div class="question">
> +<p><a name="llvmc">The <tt>llvmc</tt> program gives me errors/doesn't
> +   work.</a></p>
>  </div>
>  
>  <div class="answer">
> @@ -421,6 +425,25 @@
>     using <tt>llvm-gcc</tt> instead.</p>
>  </div>
>  
> +<div class="question">
> +<p><a href="srcdir-objdir">When I compile LLVM-GCC with srcdir == objdir, it
> +   fails. Why?</a></p>
> +</div>
> +
> +<div class="answer">
> +<p>The <tt>GNUmakefile</tt> in the top-level directory of LLVM-GCC is a special
> +   <tt>Makefile</tt> used by Apple to invoke the <tt>build_gcc</tt> script after
> +   setting up a special environment. 

Maybe I am missing something, but why not simply make build_gcc call
"make -f GNUMakefile.Apple"?


Best regards,
--Edwin