From ac054a1855e1848b0214fbff65bf996dbf665406 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sof <unknown>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 03:41:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [project @ 1997-07-26 03:41:44 by sof] Updated boot-from-hc
section
---
docs/installing.lit | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/installing.lit b/docs/installing.lit
index 5f32620551f2..58fb8dc693de 100644
--- a/docs/installing.lit
+++ b/docs/installing.lit
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ because it's already installed on your system.
%************************************************************************
%* *
-\section{Building from source}
+\section[building-from-source]{Building from source}
+\index{Building from source}
%* *
%************************************************************************
@@ -1594,9 +1595,28 @@ supplied intermediate C (\tr{.hc}) files. This would probably be
because no binaries have been provided, or because the machine
is not ``fully supported.''
-THIS SECTION HASN'T BEEN UPDATED YET. Please let us know if you want to use this
-route. Unless someone does, this section may never get written, and the
-.hc files distribution may not get built!
+The intermediate C files are normally made available together with a
+source release, please check the announce message for exact directions
+of where to find them. If we've haven't made them available or you
+can't find them, please ask.
+
+Assuming you've got them, unpack them on top of a fresh source tree.
+Then follow the `normal' instructions in
+\sectionref{building-from-source} for setting up a build tree and
+configuring it. The only extra thing to remember when booting from
+\tr{.hc} files is to add the following line to the \tr{build.mk}
+file:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+GhcWithHscBuiltViaC=YES
+\end{verbatim}
+
+and proceed with doing a \tr{make boot} followed by a \tr{make all}.
+
+That's the mechanics of the boot process, but, of course, if you're
+trying to boot on a platform that is not supported and significantly
+`different' from any of the supported ones, this is only the start
+of the adventure...(ToDo: porting tips - stuff to look out for, etc.)
%************************************************************************
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