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| -rw-r--r-- | gcc/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gcc/doc/install.texi | 5 |
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diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog index 82301ebfc3b..5fafbeb7f6e 100644 --- a/gcc/ChangeLog +++ b/gcc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2003-02-21 Ben Elliston <bje@redhat.com> + + PR other/5634 + * doc/install.texi (Configuration): Explain using $HOME instead of + the ~ metacharacter when referring to home directories. + 2003-02-20 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> * configure.in (TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT): Set default to diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi index c3bc46fbbbd..0d1496ddeb0 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/install.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi @@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ other than the default. The toplevel installation directory defaults to @file{/usr/local}. We @strong{highly} recommend against @var{dirname} being the same or a -subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa. +subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa. If specifying a directory +beneath a user's home directory tree, some shells will not expand +@var{dirname} correctly if it contains the @samp{~} metacharacter; use +@env{$HOME} instead. These additional options control where certain parts of the distribution are installed. Normally you should not need to use these options. |
