I would like to install the latest version of gcc on a Linux cluster. I do not have administration privileges so I am trying to install it locally on my account.

So far I have tried following the directions included on http://www.levlafayette.com/node/137:

Installing gcc from source:
Download the latest version of the gcc file from:

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.8.1/
tar xvf gcc-4_8_1.tar.gz

cd /home/geo6/software
export SRCDIR="$(pwd)"
export PREFIX="/home/geo6/software/gcc-4.8.1"

rm -rf ../gcc-build
mkdir ../gcc-build
cd ../gcc-build
"$SRCDIR"/configure --prefix="$PREFIX" --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --with-mpfr=$MPFR_DIR --with-gmp=$GMP_DIR --with-mpc=$MPC_DIR

"$SRCDIR"/configure --prefix="$PREFIX" --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --with-mpfr=$MPFR_DIR --with-gmp=$GMP_DIR --with-mpc=$MPC_DIR
-bash: /home/geo6/software/configure: No such file or directory

I got the error above , not sure if I am on the right track with the installation or how to fix the error. I have created many directories and I am confused what is needed and where to make the installation.

This is my Linux version:
2.6.18-164.6.1.el5xen GNU/Linux

Thank you,
Georgiana.

you really do not want to try to build programs on a RHEL5/CentOS5 cluster with gcc 4.8

there is a reason rhel5 is using an older gcc (gcc-4.1.2 is in the base RHEL5/CentOS5 repo )
the kernel was built with it

there is also not many older "el5" programs that will build with gcc 4.8
At least not without a lot of hacking of the code .

ask the system admin to install the red hat software group "Development Tools" if not already installed