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Re: Patch to INSTALL.CVS to clarify why `make bootstrap' sometimes fails


From: Richard M Stallman
Subject: Re: Patch to INSTALL.CVS to clarify why `make bootstrap' sometimes fails.
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:21:27 -0400

    >> `make bootstrap' should begin by doing a `maintainer-clean'.
    >
    > And then what does one do if a bootstrap fails half-way through, and
    > one wants to continue it after fixing the problem?

    That's an expert operation with tripup potential.  The default bootstrap
    should just work, however slowly.

    Maybe we should add a target "continue-bootstrap" if this occurs often
    enough to make people want it.

I agree.




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