Subject: Re: gcc -v output
To: Rui Paulo <phlox-netbsd-userlevel@fnop.net>
From: Nick Hudson <skrll@netbsd.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 11/08/2004 08:41:47
On Sunday 07 November 2004 22:12, Rui Paulo wrote:
> Greetings.
>
> $ gcc -v
> Using built-in specs.
> Configured with: 
> /home/nick/work/netbsd/src/tools/gcc/../../gnu/dist/gcc/configure 
> --enable-long-long --disable-multilib --enable-threads --disable-symvers
> --build=i386-unknown-netbsdelf  --host=i386--netbsdelf
> --target=i386--netbsdelf Thread model: posix
> gcc version 3.3.3 (NetBSD nb3 20040520)
>
> Shouldn't this be changed to reflect the build itself ?
> For example:
> $ gcc -v
> Using built-in specs.
> Configured with: /usr/src/tools/gcc/../../gnu/dist/configure ....

I don't think so.

gcc -v provides the configuration args from which the mknative script 
extracted the build information. This information is used by src/gcc to 
create the system gcc and various other tools and libraries.

Nick