Re: GNAT for Debian

[Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>]

David Holm wrote:
> 	# Install the bootstrap compiler
> 	cd /tmp/gnat/gnat-3.15p-i686-pc-linux-gnu-bin

I expect I can use the gnat 3.14p for this.

> 		sed -i -e "s/\"gcc\"/\"gnatgcc\"/g" ${i}; \

What does the -i flag do? It is not in the sed on Debian.
> 	export LDFLAGS="-L/tmp/gnat/boot/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.8.1
> -L/tmp/gnat/gnat-3.15p-i686-pc-linux-gnu-bin"

Hmm Not sure where I should point the last -L too.

> 		--host="${CHOST}" --build="${CHOST}" --target="${CHOST}" \

What is CHOST?

echo $CHOST returns nothing

> 	# Compile it by first using the bootstrap compiler and then bootstrapping
> 	# our own version. Finally compile the libraries and tools.
> 	make CC="gcc" LANGUAGES="c ada gcov"

I see. I changed it to CC="gnatgcc" as the 3.14p debian package calles
it gnatgcc. I have come this far down the process. It it compiling now. last 

> 	make CC="gcc" LANGUAGES="c ada gcov" bootstrap

Ok Doing this now.

> 	make CC="gcc" GNATLIBCFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" gnatlib

I don't find that the CFLAGS are set anywhere.


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