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| author | John Criswell <criswell@uiuc.edu> | 2003-08-08 22:43:39 +0000 |
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| committer | John Criswell <criswell@uiuc.edu> | 2003-08-08 22:43:39 +0000 |
| commit | 3c852b620a5e000f7f38a9945b43192c9bfd4674 (patch) | |
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| parent | ef0096f7003a94c4f35037cffac1801facc320d5 (diff) | |
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Added a FAQ about how to clean the directory if it fails to build after an
update.
git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@7704 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
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diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.html b/docs/GettingStarted.html index c329a69052..ff4b229562 100644 --- a/docs/GettingStarted.html +++ b/docs/GettingStarted.html @@ -1036,6 +1036,19 @@ <tt>configure</tt> to do its work without having to adjust your <tt>PATH</tt> permanently. </ol> + + <dt><b>I've upgraded to a new version of LLVM, and I get strange build + errors.</b> + <dd> + Sometimes changes to the LLVM source code alters how the build system + works. Changes in libtool, autoconf, or header file dependencies are + especially prone to this sort of problem. + <p> + The best thing to try is to remove the old files and re-build. In most + cases, this takes care of the problem. To do this, just type <tt>make + clean</tt> and then <tt>make</tt> in the directory that fails to build. + <p> + </dl> <!--=====================================================================--> |