[m-dev.] for review: README.lcc

[Fergus Henderson]

On 04-Feb-2001, Peter Ross <peter.ross at miscrit.be> wrote:
> When building in the none.* grades, I also needed to set the
> --max-jump-table-size flag.
> 
> Can't remember what size it was. Try building options.m to see if it is
> still needed.

It doesn't appear to be needed anymore, but I'll mention it anyway,
just in case.

Here's a relative diff.  I'll go ahead and commit this.

--- README.lcc.old	Tue Feb  6 02:09:52 2001
+++ README.lcc	Tue Feb  6 02:16:11 2001
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@
 This results in some spurious warnings when invoking `lcc -c ...',
 but ensures that `lcc -static ...' works.
 
-3.  Set the environment variable `CC' to `lcc' before running configure.
+3.  When invoking `configure', use the `--with-cc=lcc' option.
+
+4.  If you run into a fixed limit with lcc, it might be necessary
+    to pass the `--max-jump-table-size' to mmc, e.g. by putting
+    `EXTRA_MCFLAGS=--max-jump-table-size 100' in Mmake.params.
+    This requires recompiling the Mercury sources to C,
+    so you need to have a working Mercury compiler already installed
+    (e.g. one built using gcc instead of lcc).
+
+5.  Otherwise, follow the normal installation instructions in the INSTALL file.
 
-4.  Follow the normal installation instructions in the INSTALL file.

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