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Re: Building GDB 7.3.92 with MinGW


> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:14:49 +0400
> From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> > diff -u -r1.49 README
> > --- gdb/README	4 Jan 2012 04:11:38 -0000	1.49
> > +++ gdb/README	13 Jan 2012 10:52:12 -0000
> > @@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
> >        cd gdb-VERSION
> >        ./configure
> >        make
> > +      cd gdb
> > +      make install (or "make install-strip")
> > +
> > +Alternatively, install with
> > +
> >        cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb	(or wherever you want)
> 
> Do we really want to preserve the alternate solution? We have more
> and more support files that come with GDB, so it's less and less
> likely to install a fully-functional GDB. (it is fine with me if
> we want to preserve it, just wanted to mention it).

I agree; I was surprised to see that in README to begin with.  If no
one objects, I will remove that alternative.


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