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| author | John Criswell <criswell@uiuc.edu> | 2003-08-08 22:43:39 +0000 |
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| committer | John Criswell <criswell@uiuc.edu> | 2003-08-08 22:43:39 +0000 |
| commit | 6274b71eb2fb4ccfbae2057cbcfd420b689e6d89 (patch) | |
| tree | f150cbdbd034d0fe961b5938a5d0388b363fc45b /llvm/docs/GettingStarted.html | |
| parent | 4135b21377778a72a3c2f85735bb035a5cd93510 (diff) | |
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Added a FAQ about how to clean the directory if it fails to build after an
update.
llvm-svn: 7704
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diff --git a/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.html b/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.html index c329a690529..ff4b2295623 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.html +++ b/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.html @@ -1036,6 +1036,19 @@ <tt>configure</tt> to do its work without having to adjust your <tt>PATH</tt> permanently. </ol> + + <dt><b>I've upgraded to a new version of LLVM, and I get strange build + errors.</b> + <dd> + Sometimes changes to the LLVM source code alters how the build system + works. Changes in libtool, autoconf, or header file dependencies are + especially prone to this sort of problem. + <p> + The best thing to try is to remove the old files and re-build. In most + cases, this takes care of the problem. To do this, just type <tt>make + clean</tt> and then <tt>make</tt> in the directory that fails to build. + <p> + </dl> <!--=====================================================================--> |
