Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 09:56:44 +0200 (WET)
From: Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT lanet DOT lv>
To: Shelby Cain <NOSPAMvhorrit AT email DOT msn DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Compiling binutils-2.8.1 under DJGPP v2
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On Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Shelby Cain wrote:

> I am having a problem trying to recompile the binutils under DJGPP v2...
> AFAIK, I have all the necessary packages installed (per the readme.djp
> file) -- although I am uncertain as to which version of patch I should be
> using.
> 
> Here is the output:
> =================================
> h:\djgpp\gnu\binutl-2.81>configure
> Applying DJGPP specific patches ...
> can't find file to patch at input line 3
> Perhaps you should have used the -p or --strip option?
> The text leading up to this was:
> --------------------------
> |--- binutils/nlmconv.c~        Wed Apr 30 18:59:12 1997
> |+++ binutils/nlmconv.c Sat Jun 28 21:39:44 1997
> --------------------------
> File to patch:
> =================================
> 
> Strangely enough, if I manually type binutils/nlmconv.c it finds the file
> with no problem....
> what gives?  Even if I manually type in every filename it requests I get the
> following errors:
> 

I also had to do this manually when rebuild binutils after getting patch 
to GAS from Andrew Crabtree (to avoid output of unneeded info about
local labels in object files). Rather annoying, but let's hope it will be
no more so in next version. At least I suceeded to got working AS.EXE
that fixed problem with temporary labels.
 
Andris