[m-rev.] for review: change behaviour of bootcheck --use-mmc-make

[Julien Fischer]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Peter Wang wrote:

> Estimated hours taken: 1
> Branches: main
>
> tools/bootcheck:
> 	Make the `--use-mmc-make' and `--use-subdirs' options to the bootcheck
> 	script affect the stage 1 compiler.  Previously it affected stages 2
> 	and 3 only.
>
> 	This means if you built the stage 1 compiler with `mmake
> 	--use-mmc-make' then you can avoid rebuilding it when it comes time to
> 	bootcheck by running `bootcheck --use-mmc-make'.  On the other hand,
> 	you lose the ability to build the stage 1 compiler with plain `mmake'
> 	but stages 2 and 3 with `mmake --use-mmc-make'.
>

That's fine; I don't think we need the ability to mix-and-match them.

> NB.  I think this patch is not strictly necessary.  I haven't tested, but if
> you build the stage 1 compiler with `mmake --use-mmc-make', then I think you
> can already avoid rebuilding the stage 1 compiler by running bootcheck with
> "tools/bootcheck --use-mmc-make -m --use-mmc-make".
>

The intention here should be to get the nightly builds on at least some
of our machines using mmc --make for the entire build/install/test
process while still having mmake work on the others.  Whatever way
this can be made to work should be fine.

Cheers,
Julien.
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