# HG changeset patch # User "Yann E. MORIN" # Date 1184336706 0 # Node ID 372bc84bea3630a6b7b6df7c1fbe0fece242f01b # Parent 134ac2c35c49ab2dd580a206ceb3fb1c7d6384af Document CT_OBSOLETE, CT_EXPERIMENTAL and CT_BROKEN. diff -r 134ac2c35c49 -r 372bc84bea36 docs/overview.txt --- a/docs/overview.txt Fri Jul 13 12:22:34 2007 +0000 +++ b/docs/overview.txt Fri Jul 13 14:25:06 2007 +0000 @@ -144,6 +144,27 @@ An alias for the toolchian. It will be used as a prefix to the toolchain tools. For example, you will have ${CT_TARGET_ALIAS}-gcc +Also, if you think you don't see enough versions, you can try to enable one of +those: + +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_BSOLETE. + +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. + +CT_BROKEN: + Show broken versions or tools. Some usefull tools are currently broken: they + won't compile, run, or worse, cause defects when running. But if you are + brave enough, you can try and debug them. They are hidden behind CT_BROKEN, + which itself is hiddent behind EXPERIMENTAL. + ________________________ / Running crosstool-NG /