From 40e1872ff5d4ebc40cac84d2e03a8b43487b2e02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: simonmar <unknown>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:43:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [project @ 2003-05-28 09:43:05 by simonmar] - Update on
 compatibility with recent GCC versions - Mention that Happy
 might need to be checked out

(from Volker Stolz).
---
 docs/building/building.sgml |   10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/building/building.sgml b/docs/building/building.sgml
index bcf3cf4..ef69207 100644
--- a/docs/building/building.sgml
+++ b/docs/building/building.sgml
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ setsockopt IPTOS_THROUGHPUT: Invalid argument
           <literal>hslibs</literal> and <literal>libraries</literal>
           modules (for a full list of the projects available, see
           <xref linkend="projects">).</para>
+
+	  <para>Remeber that if you do not have
+          <literal>happy</literal> installed, you need to check it out
+          as well.</para>
 	</listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </sect2>
@@ -1213,6 +1217,12 @@ $ cvs checkout nofib/spectral
           <command>egcs</command>) have varying degrees of stability
           depending on the platform.</para>
 
+	  <para>GCC 3.2 is currently known to have problems building
+	  GHC on Sparc, but is stable on x86.</para>
+	  
+	  <para>GCC 3.3 currnetly cannot be used to build GHC, due to
+	  some problems with the new C preprocessor.</para>
+
 	  <para>If your GCC dies with &ldquo;internal error&rdquo; on
           some GHC source file, please let us know, so we can report
           it and get things improved.  (Exception: on iX86
-- 
1.7.10.4