Add comments to README about compiler and library dependencies.
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README | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Add comments to README about compiler and library dependencies.
---
README | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- README (revision 2437)
+++ README (working copy)
@@ -128,7 +128,14 @@
OpenOCD Dependencies
--------------------
-You will need to install the appropriate driver files, if you want to
+Presently, GCC is required to build OpenOCD. The developers have begun
+to enforce strict code warnings (-Wall, -Werror, -Wextra, and more) and
+use C99-specific features: inline functions, named initializers, mixing
+declarations with code, and other tricks. While it may be possible to
+use other compilers, they must be somewhat modern and could require
+extending support to conditionally remove GCC-specific extensions.
+
+Also, you need to install the appropriate driver files, if you want to
build support for a USB or FTDI-based interface:
- ft2232, jlink, rlink, vsllink, usbprog, arm-jtag-ew:
@@ -139,6 +146,9 @@
or the Amontec version (from @uref{http://www.amontec.com}), for
easier support of JTAGkey's vendor and product IDs.
+Many Linux distributions provide these packages through their automated
+installation and update mechanisms.
+
Compiling OpenOCD
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