From 904cb749cf4ed4e26aec6a9f471497f7534f8cc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joel Brobecker Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 06:21:41 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] gdb.texinfo: Document GMP as mandatory requirement to build GDB gdb/doc/ChangeLog * gdb.texinfo (Requirements): Add GMP to list of requirements. --- gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index ee67703ecbc..d56cec23ff9 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2020-12-21 Joel Brobecker + + * gdb.texinfo (Requirements): Add GMP to list of requirements. + 2020-12-18 Hannes Domani * python.texi (TUI Windows In Python): Remove erroneous 'a'. diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 2693306d3d4..617a3641382 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -37832,6 +37832,15 @@ recent C@t{++}11 compiler, e.g.@: GCC. @item GNU make @value{GDBN}'s build system relies on features only found in the GNU make program. Other variants of @code{make} will not work. + +@item GMP (The GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library) +@value{GDBN} now uses GMP to perform some of its arithmetics. +This library may be included with your operating system distribution; +if it is not, you can get the latest version from +@url{https://gmplib.org/}. If GMP is installed at an unusual path, +you can use the @option{--with-libgmp-prefix} option to specify +its location. + @end table @heading Tools/Packages Optional for Building @value{GDBN} -- 2.11.4.GIT