Message-ID:	<35AB806A.BDE27A64@omnisig.com>
Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:59:38 -0400
From:	Robyn Fry <rfry AT omnisig DOT com>
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: building gcc-2.8.0 source file????
References:	<Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 980714101401 DOT 6831G-100000 AT is>

These are the files which I have  unzipped and placed in my djgpp directory:
bnu281b.zip
djdev201.zip
faq210.zip
gcc280s.zip
and also....
mak3761b.zip
bsh281b.zip
fil316b.zip
sed118b.zip
sh112b.zip
txi390b.zip


I have printed out all of the readme files but it seems with each file there
is another product which I have to unzip to build it properly.  Anyway I am
stuck on sh-util which claims; to build it I need to merely type config and
then make neither of which do anything.  I realize that this is probably a
really stupid question but as I said I am not very informed about these
things.  What is my next step?? I am confused at what djmake.sh and
djconfig.sh are needed for but these seem to be mentioned in the readme files
and the mailing archives??

I received some messages regarding not using the source files completely,
therefore let me explain a little further.  I need to build the sources in a
y2k environment such that I can run a few quick programs which will probably
take only 10 minutes total, such that I can test the libraries under all the
different operating systems to determine whether gcc is year 2000 compliant.
(I realize I'll probably receive some mail testifying that the gnu shareware
is all compliant and created that way, but without a specific vendor which can
be held accountable it must all be tested.)

Thanks in advance for your help,
Robyn



Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Robyn Fry wrote:
>
> > I have the gcc 2.8.0 source file and I am attempting to build it.  I
> > have djgpp and all the files required by the zip picker (except
> > gcc280b.zip which I have exchanged for gcc280s.tar.gz).  I am at a loss
> > now, what do I do?? most of the readme files only have documentation for
> > unix, and it seems like I just have to keep downloading file after file.
>
> I don't know about bnu280b.zip, but bnu281b.zip includes a file
> gnu/binutl-2.81/readme.djg which has a section on how to rebuild Binutils
> with DJGPP tools.  In particular, it explains which optional packages do
> you need to install before trying to build Binutils.
>
> Btw, I suggest to download bnu281s.zip instead of the GNU distribution,
> since the DJGPP port might have some files which you won't find in the
> official GNU distribution.
>
> > do I really need Bash??
>
> Yes, you do.  You also need other packages, as the above-mentioned readme
> describes.
>
> > It has taken me over a week just to unzip a bunch of files
> > and then research day after day to figure out what to do with them.  If
> > someone could just set me in the right direction with some very simple
> > instructions I'd really appreciate it.
>
> Every DJGPP port comes with a DJGPP-specific readme file.  You need to
> find that file and read it before you do anything else.  This will
> usually cut down significantly the time required to set up the package
> and/or rebuild it.  People who do the ports invest a lot of time writing
> those readme files, so please read them.

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