--- gforth/INSTALL 1995/03/14 19:01:40 1.7 +++ gforth/INSTALL 1995/04/06 16:56:06 1.8 @@ -2,18 +2,25 @@ You need gcc version 2.0 or later to com First, type -configure +./configure configure has the following useful parameters: --direct-threaded: setup for a direct threaded interpreter; this is faster - on many machines, but needs special support. Unsupported machines will - ingore this switch. On some CISC machines, direct threading isn't an - advantage over indirect threading. + --enable-force-reg Use explicit register declarations if they appear in + the machine.h file. This can cause a good speedup, + but also incorrect code with some gcc versions on + some processors (default disabled). + --enable-direct-threaded Force direct threading. This may not work on + some machines and may cause slowdown on others. + (default processor-dependent) + --enable-indirect-threaded Force indirect threading. This can cause a + slowdown on some machines. + (default processor-dependent) + --with-debug specifies option -g to compile with debug info (default) + --without-debug omits the -g switch and creates smaller images on + machines where strip has problems with gcc style + debugging informations. + --help: tells you about other parameters. --without-debug: omits the -g switch and creates smaller images on machines - where "strip" has problems with gcc style debugging informations. - ---help: tells you about other parameters. Now type