From 91b27bc3d86925e1bb52bd3ab8e2f6f87ededd3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Sherlock Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 00:49:50 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation update of README.cross * Fixed typos * Errant/missing commas fixed * autogen.lastrun -> autogen.input Change-Id: Ibc0d34f21de661139e622a34d760a6683f394643 Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/3916 Reviewed-by: Tor Lillqvist Tested-by: Tor Lillqvist --- README.cross | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.cross b/README.cross index 3d962eb6a169..28e4a33387e4 100644 --- a/README.cross +++ b/README.cross @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ below. Note that in the case of LibreOffice, it is uncommon to run the configure script directly. Normally one uses the autogen.sh script. The autogen.sh script reads command-line options from file called -autogen.lastrun if it exists. The typical way of working is to keep +autogen.input if it exists. The typical way of working is to keep the configure parameters in that file and edit it as needed. @@ -58,19 +58,19 @@ This OOo-originated MinGW support attempts to be for both running the Cygwin gcc in its -mno-cygwin mode, and a Windows-native MinGW compiler. The -mno-cygwin mechanism in the Cygwin gcc is rapidly being obsoleted, if it isn't already, and we have not attempted to try to -keep it working; in fact we have activly cleaned out mechanisms +keep it working; in fact we have actively cleaned out mechanisms related to this. Ditto for native MinGW. If one compiles natively on Windows, just use a version of Microsoft's compiler. OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice have been built for Windows all the time using that. -The only case where it makes sense to use MinGW, is for +The only case where it makes sense to use MinGW is for cross-compilation. There is just too much crack involved on Windows anyway, and it is a semi-miracle that the MSVC build under Cygwin works as nicely as it does. MinGW is available as cross-build toolchains pre-packaged in more or less official packages for many Linux distros including Debian, Fedora -and openSUSE. For instance the mingw32 packages in the Open Build +and openSUSE. For instance, the mingw32 packages in the Open Build Service, running on openSUSE, can be found at: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/windows:/mingw:/win32/