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Bug#681725: ITP: gccintro -- An Introduction to GCC by Brian J. Gough



Hi,

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 03:44:34PM +0800, YunQiang Su wrote:
> Why package an book which doesn't directly affaired with Debian?
> We can easily get it from web.

"easily" --- Where? Please point me.

* Full content of newer source is not published as PDF nor HTML.
  (texinfo source only by upstream)
* What you find elsewhere on the web is not based on the latest source.
* Some content is not applicable to Debian especially after multi-arch.
  Debian patch fix it.
* This is the best introductory tutorial for people who is going to 
  learn GCC. (I do not call GCC manual as tutorial)
* This tutorial is blessed by RMS (Negative is this is GFDL with
  invariant like RMS's manuals from GNU.)

Regards,

Osamu

> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 7:13 AM, Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> wrote:
> > Package: wnpp
> > Severity: wishlist
> > Owner: Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>
> >
> > * Package name    : gccintro
> >   Version         : 1.0 with 1.1 patch applied
> >   Upstream Author : Brian Gough <info@network-theory.co.uk>
> > * URL             : http://www.network-theory.co.uk/gcc/intro/
> >                     http://www.network-theory.co.uk/gcc/intro/src
> > * License         : GFDL-1.2+
> >   Programming Lang: texinfo
> >   Description     : An Introduction to GCC by Brian J. Gough
> >
> >  This manual provides a tutorial introduction to the GNU C and C++
> >  compilers, gcc and g++.
> >  .
> >  Many books teach the C and C++ languages, this book explains how to use
> >  the compiler itself. Based on years of observation of questions posted
> >  on mailing lists, it guides the reader straight to the important options
> >  of GCC!
> >  .
> >  Concisely written, with numerous easy-to-follow "Hello World" examples.
> >  .
> >  Now with extensive new sections on error messages, portability and
> >  floating point arithmetic!
> >  .
> >  Features a special foreword by Richard M. Stallman, principal developer
> >  of GCC and founder of the GNU Project.
> >  .
> >  The content of this Debian packaged version has some minor adjustments to
> >  match learning experiences under the Debian environment.
> >
> > This is currently under GFDL-1.2+ with with no Invariant Sections, but with
> > the explicit Front-Cover Texts, and with the explicit Back-Cover Texts.
> >
> > Thus I am planning upload to non-free/doc unnless I hear differently.
> >
> > Format will be:
> >  * info
> >  * html
> >  * PDF (for single sided printing.  No blank pages inserted.)
> >
> > Osamu
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> YunQiang Su


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