From 1013f2bbde5eb3e8bba4da6d851215963a93b239 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: simonmar Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:00:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [project @ 2005-02-14 17:00:31 by simonmar] Be clearer about HC files: you need a set generated on the same platform, not just similar hardware. --- docs/building/building.xml | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/building/building.xml b/docs/building/building.xml index b67525f..ae22c81 100644 --- a/docs/building/building.xml +++ b/docs/building/building.xml @@ -3540,20 +3540,19 @@ $ make install Bootstrapping GHC on a system without GHC already installed is achieved by taking the intermediate C files (known - as HC files) from a GHC compilation on a supported system to the - target machine, and compiling them using gcc to get a working - GHC. + as HC files) from another GHC compilation, compiling them using gcc to + get a working GHC. NOTE: GHC versions 5.xx were hard to bootstrap from C. We recommend using GHC 6.0.1 or later. HC files are platform-dependent, so you have to get a set - that were generated on similar hardware. There may be some - supplied on the GHC download page, otherwise you'll have to - compile some up yourself, or start from - unregisterised HC files - see . + that were generated on the same platform. There + may be some supplied on the GHC download page, otherwise you'll have to + compile some up yourself, or start from + unregisterised HC files - see . The following steps should result in a working GHC build with full libraries: -- 1.7.10.4