> -----Original Message----- > From: John Love-Jensen [mailto:eljay@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:58 AM > To: Michael C. Tiernan > Subject: Re: Why do we build using "bootstrap"? > > I thought the subpage > <http://gcc.gnu.org/install/build.html>, "0.1 Building > a native compiler" in particular explained why we boostrap > and what we gain. This is what kills me. Yes, John points me to 50% of the answer that was right in front of me. The remaining 50% was point out by Andrew Haley's response. I *knew* I was having a brain cramp. Thank you all for pointing me in the right direction. And thanks to John and Andrew for being patient and lighting my way.
