Added a comment about compiling for use with C++, including the use of the

-fexceptions flag with GCC.

This closes SF bug #419585.

diff --git a/expat/README b/expat/README
index a9834fe8d41055c8d7d81232a3e1caf3e7fd2cb6..9bcfe49a109deebcb15ddcd5103ba3951d6132b4 100644 (file)
--- a/expat/README
+++ b/expat/README
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ things and "make install" will install things into their proper
 location.  Note that you need to have write permission into the
 directories into which things will be installed.
 
+When building for use with C++, you may need to add additional
+compiler flags to support proper interaction with exceptions.  This
+can be done by setting the CFLAGS environment variable.  For example,
+when using GCC, you can use:
+
+       CFLAGS=-fexceptions ./configure
+
 Note for Solaris users:  The "ar" command is usually located in
 "/usr/ccs/bin", which is not in the default PATH.  You will need to
 add this to your path for the "make" command.  If you're using ksh or