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author | Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr> | 2009-04-20 21:30:25 (GMT) |
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committer | Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr> | 2009-04-20 21:30:25 (GMT) |
commit | 683d2307779cbb9e7b641d1d6041cb2d0ba900a4 (patch) | |
tree | ca1cfd3da57b0078f97c101bd1f814e52c62294c /docs/overview.txt | |
parent | 1805f4e62d15259fdef1e363896b810db07b0a46 (diff) |
Add a bit more explanations on the meaning of OBSOLETE and EXPERIMENTAL.
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diff --git a/docs/overview.txt b/docs/overview.txt index d98e048..3fd7b6f 100644 --- a/docs/overview.txt +++ b/docs/overview.txt @@ -277,13 +277,17 @@ CT_OBSOLETE: Show obsolete versions or tools. Most of the time, you don't want to base your toolchain on too old a version (of gcc, for example). But at times, it can come handy to use such an old version for regression tests. Those old - versions are hidden behind CT_OBSOLETE. + versions are hidden behind CT_OBSOLETE. Those versions (or features) are so + marked because maintaining support for those in crosstool-NG would be too + costly, time-wise, and time is dear. CT_EXPERIMENTAL: Show experimental versions or tools. Again, you might not want to base your toolchain on too recent tools (eg. gcc) for production. But if you need a feature present only in a recent version, or a new tool, you can find them - hidden behind CT_EXPERIMENTAL. + hidden behind CT_EXPERIMENTAL. Those versions (or features) did not (yet) + receive thorough testing in crosstool-NG, and/or are not mature enough to + be blindly trusted. Re-building an existing toolchain | ----------------------------------+ |