WITHOUT_GCC flag disables installation of /usr/bin/cpp too -- is it Ok?

[Lev Serebryakov]

Hello, Dimitry.
You wrote 7 сентября 2011 г., 21:17:20:

>>    I'm building NanoBSD image based on latest HEAD sources. I've added
>> WITHOUT_GCC to install configuration, as I don't need gcc/g++ (it is
>> documented in man src.conf as disabling exactly gcc and g++), but it
>> affect /usr/bin/cpp too. And I need cpp for some config processing.
>>   Is it bug in documentation (man src.conf) or build system? I know
>> about WITHOUT_TOOLCHAIN, and it seems reasonable, that
>> WITHOUT_TOOLCHAIN disables cpp too, but not WITHOUT_GCC :(.

> It's a bug in the documentation.  WITHOUT_GCC actually disables at
  IMHO, it is bug in build process ;-) -- see below

> least the following executables:

> /usr/bin/c++
> /usr/bin/c++filt
> /usr/bin/CC
> /usr/bin/cc
> /usr/bin/cpp
> /usr/bin/g++
> /usr/bin/gcc
> /usr/bin/gcov
> /usr/libexec/cc1
> /usr/libexec/cc1plus
 I think, that /usr/bin/cpp is valuable by itself, as it is handy
generic preprocessor tool, useful for preparing complex ipfw scripts,
for example. All others are bundled together, for sure.

 I think, it is good idea to exclude cpp from this list (but not from
WITHOUT_TOOLCHAIN, of course).


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// Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov <lev at FreeBSD.org>