Re: Updating the GCS on ./configure MACHINE

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:

Akim> +The @code{configure} script should also support the options (i)
Akim> address@hidden, (ii) @option{--host}, and (iii) @option{--target},
Akim> +which all take an argument which specifies the type of system where the
Akim> +program (i) will be compiled on, (ii) will be run on, (iii) will produce
Akim> +binaries for.  These arguments should look like this:

Using (i), (ii), etc, looks a bit ugly to me.
How about something like:

The configure script must also support the options --build, which
specifies the type of system on which the program will be compiled,
--host, which specifies the type of system on which the program will
be run, and --target, which specifies the type of system which the
program will target (e.g., for a compiler, this is the system for
which it generates executables).


That last bit is still a bit ugly.

I prefer `must' to `should', since that is more consistent with other
standard-ese.

Akim> +If @option{--build} only is specified, the @command{configure} script

I would write `If only @option{--build} ...'.
That is more idiomatic.

Akim> +The target type normally defaults from the host type.

`defaults to'

Tom