* Bruno Haible wrote on Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 07:48:47PM CEST:
> Eric Blake wrote:
> > That seems like a reasonable idea to me. You have copyright on file; care
> > to submit an actual patch against doc/install.texi?
>
> OK. I actually expected some discussions about the contents and wording :-)
> If there are none, here is the proposed patch:
Hehe, if you're desperate for discussion, here's some nits: ;-)
> + On HP-UX, the default C compiler is not ANSI C compatible. If GNU CC is
> + not installed, it is recommended to use the following options in order to
> + use an ANSI C compiler:
> +
> + @example
> + ./configure CC="cc -Ae"
> + @end example
> +
> + @noindent
> + and if that doesn't work, install pre-built binaries of GCC for HP-UX.
Here you switch from passive voice to active; why not use the latter
throughout?
> + On OSF/1 a.k.a.@: Tru64, some versions of the default C compiler don't
> + grok its @code{<wchar.h>} header file.
"don't grok" is better written as "cannot parse".
No, I don't really mind if you ignore my comments. If the content is
correct (which I just assume it is, not knowing better), just go ahead
with the patch. Do you need someone to apply it for you?
Cheers,
Ralf
