Re: INSTALL should tell about particular systems

[Bruno Haible]

Hello Ralf,

> > + On HP-UX, the default C compiler is not ANSI C compatible.  If GNU CC is
> > + not installed, it is recommended to use the following options in order to
> > + use an ANSI C compiler:
> > + 
> > + @example
> > + ./configure CC="cc -Ae"
> > + @end example
> > + 
> > + @noindent
> > + and if that doesn't work, install pre-built binaries of GCC for HP-UX.
> 
> Here you switch from passive voice to active; why not use the latter
> throughout?

Hmm. "we recommend to use ..." - who is "we"?
"you should use ..." - sounds too imperative.

> "don't grok" is better written as "cannot parse".

Yes, thanks.

Updated patch is attached.

> Do you need someone to apply it for you?

Yes; I don't have write access to autoconf.


2008-04-12  Bruno Haible  <address@hidden>

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  @address@hidden and @address@hidden to
  specify their locations.
  
+ @node Particular Systems
+ @section Particular Systems
+ 
+ On HP-UX, the default C compiler is not ANSI C compatible.  If GNU CC is
+ not installed, it is recommended to use the following options in order to
+ use an ANSI C compiler:
+ 
+ @example
+ ./configure CC="cc -Ae"
+ @end example
+ 
+ @noindent
+ and if that doesn't work, install pre-built binaries of GCC for HP-UX.
+ 
+ On OSF/1 a.k.a.@: Tru64, some versions of the default C compiler cannot
+ parse its @code{<wchar.h>} header file.  The option @option{-nodtk} can be
+ used as a workaround.  If GNU CC is not installed, it is therefore
+ recommended to try
+ 
+ @example
+ ./configure CC="cc"
+ @end example
+ 
+ @noindent
+ and if that doesn't work, try
+ 
+ @example
+ ./configure CC="cc -nodtk"
+ @end example
+ 
  @node System Type
  @section Specifying the System Type