* autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Note HP-UX cc

doesn't accept .S files.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 16b9f73255c4d67b3d68786b24d4837f75a79d7e..86aae091d268007e34e3f09e050c37f8d0674dae 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-11-08  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>
+
+       * autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Note HP-UX cc
+       doesn't accept .S files.        
+
 2001-11-07  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
        * lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4 (m4_pattern_forbid): Accepts $2.

diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 32b73d04ffd46274d41ecac03f84172e1f972984..6f5e0faccc49bb0e1e26d00577468a48e00a3bcf 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -8823,6 +8823,10 @@ non-printing characters, @emph{seems} portable, though.
 When a compilation such as @samp{cc foo.c -o foo} fails, some compilers
 (such as @sc{cds} on Reliant @sc{unix}) leave a @file{foo.o}.
 
+HP-UX @command{cc} doesn't accept @file{.S} files to preprocess and
+assemble.  @samp{cc -c foo.S} will appear to succeed, but in fact does
+nothing.
+
 
 @item @command{cmp}
 @c ----------------