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PR web/53919 - Add note to install.texi

Message ID CAH6eHdQJ2R33y=m4hSRC6+t4s_K6uXjntr=mnkB_5xDt7vwyGg@mail.gmail.com
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Jonathan Wakely July 16, 2012, 8:02 a.m. UTC 
On 16 July 2012 01:14, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2012, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
>> Attached this time, here's the original mail again:
>>
>>         PR c++/53919
>>         * doc/install.texi (Installing GCC): Refer to instructions for
>>         released versions. Fix hyphenation.
>>
>> Whether or not we want the release-specific installation instructions
>> online, I don't think it hurts to point out that the docs at
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/install/ refer to the SVN trunk.
>
> This is good, with one caveat.  Can we please not refer to SVN? ;-)
>
> This is one of those lessons learned, where just "current development
> sources" or similar says the same, de facto, and makes it easier to
> change things.  (You'd be surprised how long we kept finding references
> to CVS.)
>
>  The latest version of this document is always available at
>  @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/install/,,http://gcc.gnu.org/install/}.
> +The latest version refers to the SVN development sources, instructions for
> +specific released versions are included with the sources.
>
> And here, instead of repeating "The latest version", how about just
> "It refers..."?

Thanks, revised patch attached. OK for trunk like this?
commit 87cfa98ff2e5f885b44c21074e4991cb6d5c449c
Author: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely.gcc@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri Jul 13 10:06:09 2012 +0100

    	PR c++/53919
    	* doc/install.texi (Installing GCC): Refer to instructions for
    	released versions. Fix hypenation.

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Gerald Pfeifer July 16, 2012, 8:38 a.m. UTC | #1 
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> Thanks, revised patch attached. OK for trunk like this?

Oh, yes!  I meant to imply this in my previous message.

Thanks,
Gerald
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diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index b35d803..6d40348 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -149,13 +149,15 @@  Free Documentation License}''.
 
 The latest version of this document is always available at
 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/install/,,http://gcc.gnu.org/install/}.
+It refers to the current development sources, instructions for
+specific released versions are included with the sources.
 
 This document describes the generic installation procedure for GCC as well
 as detailing some target specific installation instructions.
 
 GCC includes several components that previously were separate distributions
 with their own installation instructions.  This document supersedes all
-package specific installation instructions.
+package-specific installation instructions.
 
 @emph{Before} starting the build/install procedure please check the
 @ifnothtml