Upgrade Boehm GC to 7.2alpha4.

[cacao.git] / src / mm / boehm-gc / README.QUICK

diff --git a/src/mm/boehm-gc/README.QUICK b/src/mm/boehm-gc/README.QUICK
index 5ffa505c9e8ab0a7cf0d55ca12ce17c7fc6a1491..26204cee6ef1084ad8a14c0ff494c65533fa0e44 100644 (file)
--- a/src/mm/boehm-gc/README.QUICK
+++ b/src/mm/boehm-gc/README.QUICK
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ For the version number, see doc/README or version.h.
 INSTALLATION:
 Under UN*X, Linux:
 Alternative 1 (the old way): type "make test" in this directory.
 INSTALLATION:
 Under UN*X, Linux:
 Alternative 1 (the old way): type "make test" in this directory.

-       Link against gc.a.  With the most recent GC distributions
-       you may have to copy Makefile.direct to Makefile first.
+        Link against gc.a.  With the most recent GC distributions
+        you may have to type "make -f Makefile.direct test" or
+        copy Makefile.direct to Makefile first.

 
 Alternative 2 (the new way): type
 
 Alternative 2 (the new way): type

-       "./configure --prefix=<dir>; make; make check; make install".
-       Link against <dir>/lib/libgc.a or <dir>/lib/libgc.so.
-       See README.autoconf for details
+        "./configure --prefix=<dir>; make; make check; make install".
+        Link against <dir>/lib/libgc.a or <dir>/lib/libgc.so.
+        See README.autoconf for details

 
 Under Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, or 2000:
 copy the appropriate makefile to MAKEFILE, read it, and type "nmake test".
 
 Under Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, or 2000:
 copy the appropriate makefile to MAKEFILE, read it, and type "nmake test".


@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ Read the machine specific README in the doc directory if one exists.
 
 If you need thread support, you will need to follow the special
 platform-dependent instructions (win32), or define GC_THREADS
 
 If you need thread support, you will need to follow the special
 platform-dependent instructions (win32), or define GC_THREADS

-as described in Makefile (Makefile.direct), or possibly use
+as described in doc/README.macros, or possibly use

 --enable-threads=posix when running the configure script.
 
 If you wish to use the cord (structured string) library with the stand-alone
 --enable-threads=posix when running the configure script.
 
 If you wish to use the cord (structured string) library with the stand-alone


@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ package should still work.)
 
 If you wish to use the collector from C++, type "make c++", or use
 --enable-cplusplus with the configure script.   With Makefile.direct,
 
 If you wish to use the collector from C++, type "make c++", or use
 --enable-cplusplus with the configure script.   With Makefile.direct,

-hese add further files to gc.a and to the include subdirectory.  With the
-alternat build process,this generates libgccpp.
+these ones add further files to gc.a and to the include subdirectory.
+With the alternate build process,this generates libgccpp.

 See cord/cord.h and include/gc_cpp.h.
 
 TYPICAL USE:
 See cord/cord.h and include/gc_cpp.h.
 
 TYPICAL USE:


@@ -85,4 +86,3 @@ accessed with pthread_getspecific()).  The collector does scan
 thread stacks though, so generally the best solution is to ensure that
 any pointers stored in thread-local storage are also stored on the
 thread's stack for the duration of their lifetime.
 thread stacks though, so generally the best solution is to ensure that
 any pointers stored in thread-local storage are also stored on the
 thread's stack for the duration of their lifetime.

-