[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/INSTALL.CVS,v

[Eric S. Raymond]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Eric S. Raymond <esr>   08/04/28 17:59:38

Index: INSTALL.CVS
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RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/INSTALL.CVS,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -b -r1.16 -r1.17
--- INSTALL.CVS 12 Apr 2008 03:18:33 -0000      1.16
+++ INSTALL.CVS 28 Apr 2008 17:59:38 -0000      1.17
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 The bootstrap process makes sure all necessary files are rebuilt
 before it builds the final Emacs binary.
 
+If 'make bootstrap' fails, it may be necessary to do 'make maintainer-clean'
+followed by configure before trying it again.  (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
 alternative procedure after you have done "make bootstrap" at least