(lisp2): Add minibuffer.elc.

[gnu-emacs] / INSTALL.CVS

diff --git a/INSTALL.CVS b/INSTALL.CVS
index 2342f596de2cab38cdbf49c003f1571a0eb76c99..b8c42de27d59077c788f279ac28a5534be6acc5b 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.CVS
+++ b/INSTALL.CVS
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ instead of just "make":
 The bootstrap process makes sure all necessary files are rebuilt
 before it builds the final Emacs binary.
 
 The bootstrap process makes sure all necessary files are rebuilt
 before it builds the final Emacs binary.
 

+If 'make bootstrap' fails, it may be necessary to do 'make maintainer-clean'
+followed by configure before trying it again.  (Occasionally the loaddefs.el
+file gets into a bad state due to changes in the Lisp libraries; this procedure
+forces it to be regenerated.)
+

 Normally, it is not necessary to use "make bootstrap" after every CVS
 update.  Unless there are problems, we suggest using the following
 alternative procedure after you have done "make bootstrap" at least
 Normally, it is not necessary to use "make bootstrap" after every CVS
 update.  Unless there are problems, we suggest using the following
 alternative procedure after you have done "make bootstrap" at least


@@ -31,20 +36,31 @@ once:
 (If you want to install the Emacs binary, type "make install" instead
 of "make" in the last command.)
 
 (If you want to install the Emacs binary, type "make install" instead
 of "make" in the last command.)
 

-Occasionally the file "lisp/loaddefs.el" will need be updated to
-reflect new autoloaded functions.  If you see errors about undefined
-lisp functions during compilation, that may be the reason.  Another
-symptom may be an error saying that "loaddefs.el" could not be found;
-this is due to a change in the way loaddefs.el was handled in CVS, and
-should only happen once, for users that are updating old CVS trees.
+Occasionally the file "lisp/loaddefs.el" (and similar *-loaddefs.el
+files in some subdirectories of lisp/, e.g. mh-e/ and calendar/) will
+need to be updated to reflect new autoloaded functions.  If you see
+errors (rather than warnings) about undefined lisp functions during
+compilation, that may be the reason.  Another symptom may be an error
+saying that "loaddefs.el" could not be found; this is due to a change
+in the way loaddefs.el was handled in CVS, and should only happen
+once, for users that are updating old CVS trees.  Finally, sometimes
+there can be build failures related to *loaddefs.el.  In that case,
+delete them before following the instructions below to update them.

 
 

-To update loaddefs.el, do:
+To update loaddefs.el (and similar files), do:

 
   $ cd lisp
   $ make autoloads EMACS=../src/emacs
 
 If either of the above partial procedures fails, try "make bootstrap".
 
 
   $ cd lisp
   $ make autoloads EMACS=../src/emacs
 
 If either of the above partial procedures fails, try "make bootstrap".
 

+Very occasionally changes in the source can introduce
+incompatibilities with previous builds.  If a bootstrap fails, as a
+last resort try "make maintainer-clean" before configuring and
+bootstrapping again.  If CPU time is not an issue, the most thorough
+way to rebuild, and avoid any spurious problems, is always to use this
+method.
+

 Users of non-Posix systems (MS-Windows etc.) should run the
 platform-specific configuration scripts (nt/configure.bat, config.bat,
 etc.) before "make bootstrap" or "make"; the rest of the procedure is
 Users of non-Posix systems (MS-Windows etc.) should run the
 platform-specific configuration scripts (nt/configure.bat, config.bat,
 etc.) before "make bootstrap" or "make"; the rest of the procedure is


@@ -86,10 +102,10 @@ Host subversions.gnu.org
 \f
 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
 \f
 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 

-GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

-the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
-any later version.
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.

 
 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 
 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of


@@ -97,6 +113,4 @@ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

-along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
-Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.