included in the library for all configurations, while those
that are "optional" will be included in the library only if "needed."
-To add a new required file, edit Makefile to add the source file
+To add a new required file, edit Makefile.in to add the source file
name to CFILES and the object file to REQUIRED_OFILES.
To add a new optional file, it must provide a single function, and the
name of the function must be the same as the name of the file.
- * Add the source file name to CFILES.
+ * Add the source file name to CFILES in Makefile.in and the object
+ file to CONFIGURED_OFILES.
* Add the function to name to the funcs shell variable in
configure.ac.
object file to LIBOBJS, and add the function name to the case
controlling whether to define HAVE_func.
+Finally, in the build directory of libiberty, configure with
+"--enable-maintainer-mode", run "make maint-deps" to update
+Makefile.in, and run 'make stamp-functions' to regenerate
+functions.texi.
+
The optional file you've added (e.g. getcwd.c) should compile and work
on all hosts where it is needed. It does not have to work or even
compile on hosts where it is not needed.