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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-20 16:50:15 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-01-20 16:50:15 (GMT)
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change NeXT hint to add -posix to C compiler flags
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@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ use shared libraries for dynamically loaded modules.
Minix users: when using ack, use "CC=cc AR=aal RANLIB=: ./configure"!
-NeXT users: try running the configure script with the "--without-gcc"
-option. (The NeXT C compiler is based on gcc, but it is better
-matched to the set of header files provided by NeXT.)
+NeXT users: everything must be linked and compiled with "-posix".
+Until I find out how to let the configure script do that
+automatically, the best way is to run compile with "CC='cc -posix'" in
+the environment; the next best way is to edit the toplevel Makefile
+(after running configure) to add -posix to OPT.
You can configure the interpreter to contain fewer or more built-in
modules by editing the file Modules/Setup. This file is initially