Add paragraph about using --disable-nls

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Nick Clifton 2003-02-24 16:37:13 +00:00
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2003-02-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
* README: Update binutils references to 2.13.
Add paragraph about using --disable-nls.
2003-02-24 Elias Athanasopoulos <elathan@phys.uoa.gr> 2003-02-24 Elias Athanasopoulos <elathan@phys.uoa.gr>
* doc/binutils.texi (nm --size-sort): Update. * doc/binutils.texi (nm --size-sort): Update.

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When you unpack the binutils archive file, you will get a directory When you unpack the binutils archive file, you will get a directory
called something like `binutils-XXX', where XXX is the number of the called something like `binutils-XXX', where XXX is the number of the
release. (Probably 2.12 or higher). This directory contains release. (Probably 2.13 or higher). This directory contains
various files and sub-directories. Most of the files in the top various files and sub-directories. Most of the files in the top
directory are for information and for configuration. The actual directory are for information and for configuration. The actual
source code is in sub-directories. source code is in sub-directories.
@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ To build under openVMS/AXP, see the file makefile.vms in the top level
directory. directory.
Native Language Support
=======================
By default Native Language Support will be enabled for binutils. On
some systems however this support is not present and can lead to error
messages such as "undefined reference to `libintl_gettext'" when
building there tools. If that happens the NLS support can be disabled
by adding the --disable-nls switch to the configure line like this:
../binutils-XXX/configure --disable-nls
If you don't have ar If you don't have ar
==================== ====================
@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ the ranlib program in order to build the distribution.
Porting Porting
======= =======
Binutils-2.12 supports many different architectures, but there Binutils-2.13 supports many different architectures, but there
are many more not supported, including some that were supported are many more not supported, including some that were supported
by earlier versions. We are hoping for volunteers to improve this by earlier versions. We are hoping for volunteers to improve this
situation. situation.