From: Matthias Klose Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:08:33 +0000 (+0000) Subject: install.texi: Move the 'Overriding configure test results' subsub section to the... X-Git-Tag: releases/gcc-5.5.0~702 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3c696aa89fe2b5da89e86a4549d65140b3f3d1dd;p=thirdparty%2Fgcc.git install.texi: Move the 'Overriding configure test results' subsub section to the... 2016-11-15 Matthias Klose * doc/install.texi: Move the 'Overriding configure test results' subsub section to the 'Cross-Compiler-Specific Options' sub section. From-SVN: r242411 --- diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog index 67622bf186c2..40ca4dcaab75 100644 --- a/gcc/ChangeLog +++ b/gcc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2016-11-15 Matthias Klose + + * doc/install.texi: Move the 'Overriding configure test results' + subsub section to the 'Cross-Compiler-Specific Options' sub section. + 2016-11-11 Uros Bizjak PR target/78310 diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi index 257dc49b89b0..bfedb136195d 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/install.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi @@ -2081,6 +2081,36 @@ When you use this option, you should ensure that @var{dir} includes tools. @end table +@subsubheading Overriding @command{configure} test results + +Sometimes, it might be necessary to override the result of some +@command{configure} test, for example in order to ease porting to a new +system or work around a bug in a test. The toplevel @command{configure} +script provides three variables for this: + +@table @code + +@item build_configargs +@cindex @code{build_configargs} +The contents of this variable is passed to all build @command{configure} +scripts. + +@item host_configargs +@cindex @code{host_configargs} +The contents of this variable is passed to all host @command{configure} +scripts. + +@item target_configargs +@cindex @code{target_configargs} +The contents of this variable is passed to all target @command{configure} +scripts. + +@end table + +In order to avoid shell and @command{make} quoting issues for complex +overrides, you can pass a setting for @env{CONFIG_SITE} and set +variables in the site file. + @subheading Java-Specific Options The following option applies to the build of the Java front end. @@ -2315,35 +2345,6 @@ Do not try to compile and run a test libart program. @end table -@subsubheading Overriding @command{configure} test results - -Sometimes, it might be necessary to override the result of some -@command{configure} test, for example in order to ease porting to a new -system or work around a bug in a test. The toplevel @command{configure} -script provides three variables for this: - -@table @code - -@item build_configargs -@cindex @code{build_configargs} -The contents of this variable is passed to all build @command{configure} -scripts. - -@item host_configargs -@cindex @code{host_configargs} -The contents of this variable is passed to all host @command{configure} -scripts. - -@item target_configargs -@cindex @code{target_configargs} -The contents of this variable is passed to all target @command{configure} -scripts. - -@end table - -In order to avoid shell and @command{make} quoting issues for complex -overrides, you can pass a setting for @env{CONFIG_SITE} and set -variables in the site file. @html