Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 18:32:55 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Difficulty building gcc 4.3.2 under i386-pc-cygwin
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On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 11:17:16PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote on 08 September 2008 22:48:
>
>> On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 09:43:37PM +0000, Jay wrote:
>>> You can build gcc 4.3.1 and 4.3.2 just fine from the existing Cygwin gcc
>>> 3.x package. 
>>> 
>>> The error also /appeared/ to have the object directory under the source
>>> directory.  Don't do that.
>> 
>> Huh?  There's no reason not to do this.  I do it all of the time.
>
>  It is unsupported:
>
>http://gcc.gnu.org/install/configure.html
>
>"... building where objdir is a subdirectory of srcdir is unsupported."

What's that?  An actual reference to a definitive source?  Do you think
that will ever catch on?

I have been building gcc like that (and also in a completely separate
directory) for many years, but if this officially unsanctioned then,
nevermind.

cgf

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