+ Corrected section on compiling the compiler

docs/prog.tex

@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ ppc386 -k-lc foo.pp
 
 For classes that are compiled in the \var{\{\$M+ \}} or \var{\{\$TYPEINFO ON\}}
 state, the compiler will generate Run-Time Type Information (RTTI). All
-descendent objects of an object that was compiled in the \var{$M+} state
+descendent objects of an object that was compiled in the \var{\{\$M+\}} state
 will get RTTI information too, as well as any published classes.
 By default, no Run-Time Type Information is generated. The \var{TPersistent}
 object that is present in the FCL (Free Component Library) is generated in
@@ -4452,8 +4452,8 @@ Either the result will not link, or the binary will give errors.
 compiler needs to know about (a new default assembler mechanism, for
 example).
 \end{enumerate}
-How to know if one of these things has occurred ? There is no way to know.
-(except by mailing the \fpc team) Iff you cannot recompile the compiler
+How to know if one of these things has occurred ? There is no way to know,
+except by mailing the \fpc team. If you cannot recompile the compiler
 when you first compile the RTL, then try the other way.
 
 \section{Compiling using \file{make}}
@@ -4475,7 +4475,7 @@ The above instructions will do the following:
 \begin{enumerate}
 \item Using the current compiler, the RTL is compiled in the correct
 directory, which is determined by the OS you are under. e.g. under \linux,
-the rtl is compile in diretory \file{rtl/linux}.
+the RTL is compiled in directory \file{rtl/linux}.
 \item The compiler is compiled using the newly compiled RTL. If successful,
 the newly compiled compiler executable is copied to a temporary executable.
 \item Using the temporary executable from the previous step, the RTL is
@@ -4517,7 +4517,7 @@ compiler:
 make cycle PP=./ppc386
 \end{verbatim}
 This will do the \var{make cycle} from above, but will start with the compiler
-that was generated by the var{make all} instruction.
+that was generated by the \var{make all} instruction.
 
 In all cases, many options can be passed to \var{make} to influence the
 compile process. In general, the makefiles add any needed compiler options
@@ -4528,7 +4528,7 @@ specify additional options (e.g. optimization options) by passing them in
 \section{Compiling by hand}
 
 Compiling by hand is difficult and tedious, but can be done. We'll treat the
-compilation of RTl and compiler separately.
+compilation of RTL and compiler separately.
 
 \subsection{Compiling the RTL}
 To recompile the RTL, so a new compiler can be built, at least the following
@@ -4536,7 +4536,7 @@ units must be built, in the order specified:
 \begin{enumerate}
 \item[loaders] the program stubs, that are the startup code for each pascal
 program. These files have the \file{.as} extension, because they are written
-in assembler. They must be assembled with the gnu as assembler. These stubs
+in assembler. They must be assembled with the \gnu \file{as} assembler. These stubs
 are in the OS-dependent directory, except for \linux, where they are in a
 processor dependent subdirectory of the linux directory (\file{i386} or
 \file{m68k}).
@@ -4553,7 +4553,8 @@ This unit resides in the OS-depentent subirectories of the RTL.
 subdirectory of the RTL.
 \item[dos] The \file{dos} unit. It resides in the OS-dependent subdirectory
 of the RTL. Possibly other units will be compiled as a consequence of trying
-to compile this unit (e.g. on \linux, the \file{linux} unit will be compiled)
+to compile this unit (e.g. on \linux, the \file{linux} unit will be
+compiled, on go32, the \file{go32} unit will be compiled).
 \item[objects] the objects unit. It resides in the \file{inc} subdirectory
 of the RTL.
 \end{enumerate}
@@ -4575,16 +4576,19 @@ Depending on the target OS there are other units that you may wish to
 compile, but which are not strictly needed to recompile the compiler.
 The following units are available for all plaforms:
 \begin{description}
-\item[objpas] Needed for Delphi mode. needs \var{-S2} as an option. Resides
-in the \file{inc} subdirectory.
+\item[objpas] Needed for Delphi mode. Needs \var{-S2} as an option. Resides
+in the \file{objpas} subdirectory.
 \item[sysutils] many utility functions, like in Delphi. Resides in the
-\file{inc} directory, and needs \var{-S2}
-\item[typinfo] functions to access RTTI information, like Delphi.
-\item[math] math functions like in Delphi.
+\file{objpas} directory, and needs \var{-S2} to compile.
+\item[typinfo] functions to access RTTI information, like Delphi. Resides in
+the \file{objpas} directory.
+\item[math] math functions like in Delphi. Resides in the \file{objpas}
+directory.
 \item[mmx] extensions for MMX class Intel processors. Resides in
 in the \file{i386} directory.
-\item[getopts] a GNU compatible getopts unit.
-\item[heaptrc] to debug the heap.
+\item[getopts] a GNU compatible getopts unit. resides in the \file{inc}
+directory.
+\item[heaptrc] to debug the heap. resides in the \file{inc} directory.
 \end{description}
 
 \subsection{Compiling the compiler}
@@ -4610,12 +4614,12 @@ the compiler you're using.
 \item A path to an RTL. Can be skipped if a correct ppc386.cfg configuration
 is on your system. If you want to compile with the RTL you compiled first,
 this should be \file{../rtl/OS} (replace the OS with the appropriate
-operating system subdirectory of the RTL)
+operating system subdirectory of the RTL).
 \item A define with the processor you're compiling for. is required.
 \item \var{-dGDB} is not strictly needed, but is better to add since
 otherwise you won't be able to compile with debug information.
 \item \var{-Sg} is needed, some parts of the compiler use \var{goto}
-statements.
+statements (to be specific: the scanner).
 \end{enumerate}
 So the absolute minimal command line is
 \begin{verbatim}
@@ -4623,7 +4627,27 @@ ppc386 -di386 -Sg pp.pas
 \end{verbatim}
 
 You can define some other command-line options, but the above are the
-minimum. A list of recognised options can be found in the source, in
-\file{pp.pas}.
+minimum. A list of recognised options can be found in \seet{FPCdefines}.
 
+\begin{FPCltable}{ll}{Possible defines when compiling FPC}{FPCdefines}
+Define & does what \\ \hline
+USE\_RHIDE & Generates errors and warnings in a format recognized\\
+& by \file{RHIDE}. \\
+TP & Needed to compile the compiler with Turbo or Borland Pascal. \\
+Delphi & Needed to compile the compiler with Delphi from Borland. \\
+GDB & Support of the GNU Debugger. \\
+I386 & Generate a compiler for the Intel i386+ processor family. \\
+M68K & Generate a compiler for the M68000 processor family. \\
+USEOVERLAY & Compiles a TP version which uses overlays. \\
+EXTDEBUG & Some extra debug code is executed. \\
+SUPPORT\_MMX & only i386: enables the compiler switch \var{MMX} which \\ 
+ &allows the compiler to generate  MMX instructions.\\
+EXTERN\_MSG & Don't compile the msgfiles in the compiler, always use \\
+& external messagefiles (default for TP).\\
+NOAG386INT & no Intel Assembler output.\\
+NOAG386NSM & no NASM output.\\
+NOAG386BIN & leaves out the binary writer.\\ \hline
+\end{FPCltable}
+This list may be subject to change, the source file \file{pp.pas} always 
+contains an up-to-date list.
 \end{document}