From 1b167f5de8458f7762e4e7ea5e9eae31ebbef1a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Atif Ali Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 16:07:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] fix typo in docs for build instructions --- documentation/README.md | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/README.md b/documentation/README.md index 8856cba9d..5b401a685 100644 --- a/documentation/README.md +++ b/documentation/README.md @@ -232,14 +232,16 @@ required path and other environment variables. * **`EPICS_HOST_ARCH`** Some host builds of EPICS require that the environment variable -`EPICS_HOST_ARCH` be defined. The perl script `EpicsHostArch.pl` in the -`base/startup` directory prints the value which the build will use if -the variable is not set before the build starts. Architecture names -start with the operating system followed by a dash and the host CPU -architecture, e.g. `linux-x86_64`. Some architecture names have another -dash followed by another keyword, for example when building for Windows -but using the MinGW compiler the name must be `windows-x64-mingw`. See -`configure/CONFIG_SITE` for a list of supported host architecture names. +`EPICS_HOST_ARCH` be defined. The shell script `EpicsHostArch` in the +`base/startup` directory (which finds and calls the perl script +`EpicsHostArch.pl` in the `base/src/tools` directory) prints the +value which the build will use if the variable is not set before +the build starts. Architecture names start with the operating system +followed by a dash and the host CPU architecture, e.g. `linux-x86_64`. +Some architecture names have another dash followed by another keyword, +for example when building for Windows but using the MinGW compiler the +name must be `windows-x64-mingw`. See `configure/CONFIG_SITE` for a +list of supported host architecture names. * **`PATH`** As already mentioned, you must have the `perl` executable and you may