[Bug web/32927] New: Online installation instructions only for mainline

[Bug web/32927] New: Online installation instructions only for mainline

[ammonton at cc dot helsinki dot fi]

The GCC installation instructions at <http://gcc.gnu.org/install/> only cover
the mainline version. If the instructions were kept per-version as the GCC
manual it would make configuring and installing release versions easier. See
the thread starting at <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2007-07/msg00279.html>.


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           Summary: Online installation instructions only for mainline
           Product: gcc
           Version: unknown
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: web
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: ammonton at cc dot helsinki dot fi


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32927

[Bug web/32927] Online installation instructions only for mainline

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Comment #1 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2007-07-28 17:11 -------
This one purpose, you should have looked into the install directory which has
an index.html already in the tar file you downloaded.


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[Bug web/32927] Online installation instructions only for mainline

[ammonton at cc dot helsinki dot fi]

------- Comment #2 from ammonton at cc dot helsinki dot fi  2007-07-29 17:53 -------
The INSTALL directory only has a README saying the instructions are generated
from gcc/doc/install.texi and the install.texi2html script in that directory
complains about a missing file gcc-vers.texi which I gather is generated when
building the compiler.

If you need instructions on how to install the installation instructions
something is wrong, IMO.


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[Bug web/32927] Online installation instructions only for mainline

[ammonton at cc dot helsinki dot fi]

------- Comment #3 from ammonton at cc dot helsinki dot fi  2007-07-31 16:25 -------
I checked the last few release tarballs, and neither the 4.2.0 or 4.2.1
packages come with pregenerated installation instructions. The older releases I
checked (back to 4.0.1) had the instructions in the INSTALL directory.


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[Bug web/32927] Online installation instructions only for mainline

[manu at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Comment #4 from manu at gcc dot gnu dot org  2007-09-17 17:56 -------
I think this is confirmed as a feature that would be nice to have. So the
install instructions should behave like the OpenMP manual here
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/ and we will end up with:

http://gcc.gnu.org/install/ for the current development version and
http://gcc.gnu.org/install/gcc-4.2.0/ for GCC 4.2.0 as released.

I guess this will require to adjust a few shell scripts and perhaps adjust a
few webpages. Contributors are welcome.


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manu at gcc dot gnu dot org changed:

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                 CC|                            |manu at gcc dot gnu dot org
           Severity|normal                      |enhancement
             Status|WAITING                     |NEW
     Ever Confirmed|0                           |1
   Last reconfirmed|0000-00-00 00:00:00         |2007-09-17 17:56:57
               date|                            |


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