From 301c4cf24f5ddaa565ffb773906247deb1319aa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Wilson Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:28:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document libtool variable to_host_file_cmd. * doc/libtool.texi (libtool script contents:to_host_file_cmd): Document variable. (libtool script contents:to_tool_file_cmd): Prefer `build platform' to `build system'; Ditto `host platform'. Signed-off-by: Charles Wilson --- ChangeLog | 8 ++++++++ doc/libtool.texi | 14 ++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 44a76e236..334a5d09a 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2010-09-17 Charles Wilson + + Document libtool variable to_host_file_cmd. + * doc/libtool.texi (libtool script contents:to_host_file_cmd): + Document variable. + (libtool script contents:to_tool_file_cmd): Prefer `build platform' + to `build system'; Ditto `host platform'. + 2010-09-16 Charles Wilson Fix sh.test failure introduced in 72064249 diff --git a/doc/libtool.texi b/doc/libtool.texi index a3555dc44..0d3ff7f19 100644 --- a/doc/libtool.texi +++ b/doc/libtool.texi @@ -6822,11 +6822,21 @@ Linker flag (passed through the C compiler) used to generate thread-safe libraries. @end defvar +@defvar to_host_file_cmd +If the toolchain is not native to the build platform (e.g.@: if you are using +MSYS to drive the scripting, but are using the MinGW native Windows compiler) +this variable describes how to convert file names from the format used by the +build platform to the format used by host platform. Normally set to +@samp{func_convert_file_noop}, libtool will autodetect most cases in which +other values should be used. On rare occasions, it may be necessary to override +the autodetected value (@pxref{Cygwin to MinGW Cross}). +@end defvar + @defvar to_tool_file_cmd -If the toolchain is not native to the build system (e.g.@: if you are using +If the toolchain is not native to the build platform (e.g.@: if you are using some Unix to drive the scripting together with a Windows toolchain running in Wine) this variable describes how to convert file names from the format -used by the build system to the format used by the toolchain. Normally set +used by the build platform to the format used by the toolchain. Normally set to @samp{func_convert_file_noop}. @end defvar -- 2.47.2