Installing GCC Newbie...

Mentor · 06-12-2003, 05:33 AM

Hi,

I am new to Linux, but have been given the nasty (in my opinion) task of installing the new GCC onto the company computers. I am attempting to install GCC 3.3 - and things are not going to plan.

On a fresh install of Redhat 7.2 I have done the following commands which I believe should be all I need...

Code:

configure --prefix=/mnts/...<path>.../gcc.3.3.ixl/ --target=i386-unknown-linux

That seems to work OK, then I do....

Code:

make bootstrap

This errors out with...

Quote:

if [ -f stmp-dirs ]; then true; else touch stmp-dirs; fi
./xgcc -B./ -B/mnts/...<path>.../gcc.3.3.ixl//i386-unknown-linux/bin/ -isystem /mnts/...<path>.../gcc.3.3.ixl//i386-unknown-linux/include -isystem /mnts/...<path>.../gcc.3.3.ixl//i386-unknown-linux/sys-include -O2 -DIN_GCC -DCROSS_COMPILE -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -isystem ./include -fPIC -g -DHAVE_GTHR_DEFAULT -DIN_LIBGCC2 -D__GCC_FLOAT_NOT_NEEDED -Dinhibit_libc -I. -I. -I../../gcc-3.3/gcc -I../../gcc-3.3/gcc/. -I../../gcc-3.3/gcc/config -I../../gcc-3.3/gcc/../include -DL_muldi3 -c ../../gcc-3.3/gcc/libgcc2.c -o libgcc/./_muldi3.o
In file included from tconfig.h:23,
from ../../gcc-3.3/gcc/libgcc2.c:36:
../../gcc-3.3/gcc/config/i386/linux.h:232:20: signal.h: No such file or directory
../../gcc-3.3/gcc/config/i386/linux.h:233:26: sys/ucontext.h: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [libgcc/./_muldi3.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/user/me/LinuxGnuCompiler/gcc-3.3-obj/gcc'
make[2]: *** [libgcc.a] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/user/me/LinuxGnuCompiler/gcc-3.3-obj/gcc'
make[1]: *** [stage1_build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/user/me/LinuxGnuCompiler/gcc-3.3-obj/gcc'
make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2

Now, I have had a good look around the system for signal.h and have found a few different files. Which ever one I force include it gives different errors.

I figure signal.h is a system file that handles all the error signals etc, but why can't the GCC installation find it?

Thanks for any help in advance for this frustrated newbie

painkiller6.6.6 · 06-12-2003, 05:39 AM

what kind of distribution do you use? cause, well, I became so lazy that I started using rpms for everything and, why don't you try to install the gcc 3.3.x rpm?

acid_kewpie · 06-12-2003, 05:42 AM

can i ask why you're trying to install it from source? I'd strongly suggest just using a precompiled RPM file. redhat 7.2 is really knocking on a bit too. you may well want a newer distribution if you really want gcc 3.3, which is brand shiny new...

acid_kewpie · 06-12-2003, 05:43 AM

the missing files will presumably be as you haven't got the glibc-devel rpm installed.

Mentor · 06-12-2003, 05:48 AM

Wow, you guys are quick!!

Umm, anyway, RPM? Like I say I am forced onto this Linux stuff and am very new to it. Is that a like a pre-compiled binary?

Do you have any handy links where I can get one I did a search on google, but it wasn't very friendly with the results.

We are stuck with this version of RedHat as we have to support our product on it. We can't move to newer versions until our customers are ready, and even then have to continue to support older OS's. We have only just dropped Win95 support!!

acid_kewpie · 06-12-2003, 05:50 AM

rpmfind.net it also WILL be one those distro cd's you used to install redhat in the first place. redhat 7.2 used gcc 2.96, which is prety old now though.

please search this site or read a guide like the rute link in my siganture for advice on installing rpms.