From a38d1d18cf033fcdd4c9b52ad106a79ae6fb2791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Boris Kolpackov Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 15:42:10 +0200 Subject: Add several clarifications to bootstrap instructions --- BOOTSTRAP-MINGW.cli | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'BOOTSTRAP-MINGW.cli') diff --git a/BOOTSTRAP-MINGW.cli b/BOOTSTRAP-MINGW.cli index 8495dc7..13f5969 100644 --- a/BOOTSTRAP-MINGW.cli +++ b/BOOTSTRAP-MINGW.cli @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ use just \c{g++} for the compiler: Note also that at about half way through (\c{bpkg fetch} at step 4 below) the script will stop and prompt you to verify the authenticity of the repository -certificate. +certificate. To run the script unattended you can specify the repository +fingerprint as a second argument, after the installation directory (see +\c{build-mingw.bat /?} for details). The end result of the bootstrap process (performed either with the script or manually) is the installed toolchain as well as the \c{bpkg} configuration in @@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ versions. It can also be used to uninstall the toolchain: > bpkg uninstall build2 bpkg \ +Note also that in both cases (manual or scripted bootstrap), if something +goes wrong and you need to restart the process, you \b{must} start with a +clean toolchain source by unpacking it afresh from the archive. + The rest of this section outlines the manual bootstrap process. \dl| -- cgit v1.1