Re: binutils: configure.info* and standards.info

["H. J. Lu" <hjl at lucon dot org>]

On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 09:23:19PM -0200, Frédéric L. W. Meunier wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, H. J. Lu wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 09:08:59PM -0200, Frédéric L. W. Meunier wrote:
> > > I noticed binutils (I compiled 2.13.90.0.10) installs
> > > configure.info* and standards.info. I think it shouldn't, as
> > > they're part of other packages. standards.info is in Autoconf.
> > > I don't know what includes configure.info*.
> >
> > I have no opinions on that. Any comments?
> 
> BTW, sorry, but I forgot to report the following:
> 
> 1- I used make DESTDIR=/root/install install but:
> 
> /bin/sh
> /usr/local/src/development/binutils-2.13.90.0.10/mkinstalldirs
> /root/install/usr /root/install/usr
> mkdir /root/install/usr
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/fredlwm/tmp/objdir/bfd'
> ...
> mkdir /usr/info
> ...
> 
> Everything was installed in /usr. I thought DESTDIR would work.

I can't reproduce it with binutils 2.13.90.0.13.

> 
> 2- GCC 2.95.4 and 3.2 also install c++filt. Which one should I
> keep ?
> 
> I found http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-05/msg02407.html, but
> don't know who's right.

If you use the latest Linux binutils, its c++filt should be ok.



H.J.