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@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@ -*- Text -*- -This is the GNU distribution of the Mach 3.0 interface generator `MiG'. - -You need this tool to compile the gnumach and hurd distributions, -and to compile GNU libc for the Hurd. - -Generic installation instructions may be found in the file INSTALL. - -NOTE: To compile MiG you will need a compilation environment for the target -Mach platform (e.g. the GNU Hurd). Actually, just a compiler for the right -machine that can find the Mach include files will do (i.e. the `include/mach' -tree installed by the gnumach distribution). If you tell configure to -produce a cross-mig by giving --target and --host options that differ, it -will attempt to find a compiler for the target; for example, with the command -`configure --host=SOMETHING --target=i486-gnu', it will automatically try to -use `i486-gnu-gcc' for the target compilations. You can explicitly set the -target compiler to use by setting `TARGET_CC' in configure's environment -(e.g. `TARGET_CC=i486-gnu-gcc configure'). If you don't specify --target, -then the native compiler must be able to find a Mach include tree. - -Bug reports relating to this distribution should be sent to -<bug-hurd@gnu.org>. Requests for assistance should be made on -<help-hurd@gnu.org>. +This is the GNU distribution of the Mach 3.0 interface generator `MIG'. + +You need this tool to compile the GNU Mach and GNU Hurd distributions, and to +compile the GNU libc for the Hurd. + + +Generic installation instructions may be found in the file `INSTALL'. + +NOTE: To compile this distribution, you will need a compilation environment for +the target Mach platform (e.g. the GNU Hurd). Actually, just a compiler for +the right machine that can find the Mach include files will do (i.e. the +`include/mach' tree installed by the GNU Mach distribution). If you tell +`configure' to produce a cross-MIG by giving `--target' and `--host' options +that differ, it will attempt to find a compiler for the target; for example, +with the command `configure --host=SOMETHING --target=i586-gnu', it will +automatically try to use `i586-gnu-gcc' for the target compilations. If you +don't specify `--target', then the native compiler will be used and it must be +able to find a Mach include tree. You can explicitly set the target compiler +and its `CPPFLAGS' and `CFLAGS' to use by passing `TARGET_CC', +`TARGET_CPPFLAGS' or `TARGET'CFLAGS' to `configure', e.g.: + + `configure TARGET_CC=i586-gnu-gcc' or + `configure TARGET_CPPFLAGS=-I"$HOME"/some/where/include' + + +Bug reports relating to this distribution or requests for assistance should be +sent to <bug-hurd@gnu.org> or filed on +<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=hurd> or +<http://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group=hurd>. |