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diff --git a/fixincludes/README-fixinc b/fixincludes/README-fixinc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7086a7782 --- /dev/null +++ b/fixincludes/README-fixinc @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +This README file is copied into the directory for GCC-only header files +when fixincludes is run by the makefile for GCC. + +Many of the files in this directory were automatically edited from the +standard system header files by the fixincludes process. They are +system-specific, and will not work on any other kind of system. They +are also not part of GCC. The reason we have to do this is because +GCC requires ANSI C headers and many vendors supply ANSI-incompatible +headers. + +Because this is an automated process, sometimes headers get "fixed" +that do not, strictly speaking, need a fix. As long as nothing is broken +by the process, it is just an unfortunate collateral inconvenience. +We would like to rectify it, if it is not "too inconvenient". |