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Clarify why `make bootstrap' sometimes fails.

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Alan Mackenzie 2008-06-09 08:48:12 +00:00
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@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ instead of just "make":
$ make bootstrap
The bootstrap process makes sure all necessary files are rebuilt
before it builds the final Emacs binary.
before it builds the final Emacs binary. Unfortunately, it doesn't
always work when there are stale files from a previous build in the
directory tree.
If 'make bootstrap' fails, it may be necessary to do 'make maintainer-clean'
followed by configure before trying it again.
So if 'make bootstrap' fails, it may be necessary first to do 'make
maintainer-clean' to clear out these stale files. You can then try
again, starting with `./configure'. (Occasionally the loaddefs.el
file gets into a bad state due to changes in the Lisp libraries; this
procedure forces it to be regenerated.)
Normally, it is not necessary to use "make bootstrap" after every CVS
update. Unless there are problems, we suggest using the following