WITHOUT_GCC flag disables installation of /usr/bin/cpp too --
is it Ok?
Dimitry Andric
dim at FreeBSD.org
Wed Sep 7 17:27:46 UTC 2011
On 2011-09-07 19:20, Lev Serebryakov wrote:
...
> I think, that /usr/bin/cpp is valuable by itself, as it is handy
> generic preprocessor tool, useful for preparing complex ipfw scripts,
> for example. All others are bundled together, for sure.
>
> I think, it is good idea to exclude cpp from this list (but not from
> WITHOUT_TOOLCHAIN, of course).
The problem is that it ain't easy. :) Currently, MK_GCC==no simply
disables building everything under /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/cc, which has
all the gcc subcomponents. And you cannot just build cpp by itself,
specific gcc support tools need to be built first.
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